Virden RCMP have seized cocaine, methamphetamine, and illegal tobacco products after a traffic stop resulted in a search.
According to police, on September 13, at about 9:50 pm, Virden RCMP officers conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle on Nelson Street in Virden. When they pulled the vehicle over and were speaking with the driver (the vehicle’s lone occupant) they spotted illicit tobacco on the passenger seat.
After this, police said they arrested the driver and searched both him and the vehicle. They seized 8 grams of crystal methamphetamine, 202 grams of cocaine, over $1000 in cash and other drug-related paraphernalia.
In their release, RCMP said they have charged a 43-year-old man from the RM of Wallace-Woodworth with Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking, Possession of Property Obtained by Crime and for Possession of Unmarked Tobacco contrary to the Tax Administration and Miscellaneous Taxes Act.
Virden RCMP continue to investigate.
