NIPAWIN — Two people have been charged with drugs and weapons offences after a traffic stop by conservation officers on a grid road west of Nipawin.
Nipawin RCMP say that on Aug. 27, at approximately 8 a.m., they were called to assist Saskatchewan conservation officers with Provincial Protective Services who had stopped a male and a female travelling with a significant quantity of illicit drugs and weapons.
Nipawin RCMP officers further searched the vehicle and seized a semi-automatic rifle, a flashlight taser, approximately 200 grams of methamphetamine, 54 grams of cocaine, a sum of cash and additional drug paraphernalia.
As a result of police investigation, a 35-year-old Nipawin man and a 30-year-old Melfort woman are both charged with:
- 2 counts, possession for purpose of trafficking;
- 1 count, unauthorized possession of a firearm in motor vehicle; and
- 2 counts, possession of weapon for dangerous purpose.
The woman is additionally charged with:
- 1 count, unauthorized possession of firearm.
The man is additionally charged with:
- 1 count, possession of firearm knowing its possession is unauthorized; and
- 2 counts, possession of a firearm contrary to order, Section 117.01(1) of the Criminal Code.
