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Drug bust at Onion Lake

A traffic stop on Wednesday evening, Nov. 5, has resulted in a drug bust by RCMP at Onion Lake. According to the RCMP's news release, at 6:53 p.m. Onion Lake RCMP conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle.
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A traffic stop on Wednesday evening, Nov. 5, has resulted in a drug bust by RCMP at Onion Lake.

According to the RCMP's news release, at 6:53 p.m. Onion Lake RCMP conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle. As a result, two men were taken into custody and a quantity of cocaine, firearm magazines and electronics were seized.

Charged are Lucas MacDonald, 34, and Leyen Meesto, 31, of Onion Lake. Both are charged with trafficking a controlled substance and possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking.

The two were held in police custody and made their first appearances in Lloydminster Provincial Court Thursday.

Police say the investigation is still ongoing.

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