RCMP found this marijuana and weapon at a traffic stop in Osoyoos with the help of a police service dog named ‘Jet.” (Photo supplied)
Three men face drug charges after police seized drugs, cash, weapons and offence related property during traffic enforcement in Osoyoos over the weekend.
In one of the arrests, RCMP seized more than 200 marijuana plants from a rented moving truck and a separate trailer.
On Saturday, Oct. 4 around 6:30 pm, a member of the South Okanagan Traffic Services stopped a black Jeep TJ for a traffic violation on Hwy. 3 in Osoyoos. The officer noted an odour of marijuana and arrested the driver for drug possession.
Police Service Dog “Jet” helped search the vehicle and alerted investigators to a speaker box among various musical instruments and equipment inside the Jeep.
Several vacuum-sealed packages of marijuana were located within the speaker. In all, police seized about five pounds of marijuana, a large dagger that was found within reach of the driver, a machete and a significant quantity of cash.
The 2008 Jeep TJ was also seized as offence-related property.
A 57-year-old Calgary man faces charges of possession for the purpose of trafficking, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose and possession of proceeds of crime. He was released for court at a later date.
The following day, at 2:55 pm, members of the South Okanagan Traffic Services and Osoyoos RCMP were conducting a road check on Hwy. 3 in Osoyoos, where they checked a westbound rental moving truck and a Dodge pickup towing a trailer.
Both trucks entered the road check from the same direction a short distance apart and investigators noted a strong odour of marijuana coming from the cargo areas of both the moving truck and the trailer.
The two drivers were arrested and their respective vehicles searched.
Police located and seized a total of 97 mature marijuana plants from the cargo area of the moving truck while an additional 115 plants were seized from the trailer.
A shotgun was also seized along with matching two-way radios from each vehicle.
The rental truck and trailer were both impounded for retrieval by the company while the non-rental vehicle, a 2004 Dodge pickup truck, was seized as offence-related property.
A 71-year-old Surrey man and a 46-year-old Langley man both face possible charges of possession for the purpose of trafficking. Both men were released for court at a later date.
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Jet, a police service dog, located marijuana in a driver’s speaker during a weekend traffic stop. (Photo supplied)
