Police find drunks, drugs, and even a gun on 63 & 881
Aug 27, 2012 at 3:28 am in News by tyler.king
A crackdown on Highways 63 and 881 on Thursday led to more than 100 charges.
The Wood Buffalo Integrated Traffic Services Unit says it found one man with illegal drugs, a loaded handgun, and a box of ammo in his car.
Another was caught going 165 kilometres an hour in a 100 zone between Anzac and Janvier; he was drunk too.
The ITU also held a check stop with Wood Buffalo RCMP just outside the city; there, they charged a man with speeding, possessing cocaine, and drunk driving.
Ten other drunk drivers were found during the crackdown.
August 27, 2012
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