A 17-year-old from Crane River First Nation is facing a charge of drug possession for the purpose of trafficking after he was arrested Saturday during a traffic stop.
Manitoba RCMP said they were conducting traffic stops on Road 481 in the community when an unregistered pickup truck evaded being pulled over and drove into a nearby driveway.
Police said the driver got out of the truck with a bag over his shoulder and tried to walk away from police.
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He was arrested and found to be in possession of cash and individual packages of cocaine and marijuana, police allege.
The teen was charged and released with a court date in future.
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