WINNIPEG, MB. – A traffic stop near Selkirk Avenue and Main Street results in a 33 and 37-yea-old arrested for weapons and drug charges.
Police stopped a vehicle around 11:00 PM on January 13 for a Highway Traffic Act infraction. While speaking with the driver police could clearly see a large hunting knife in front seat. Police discovered the driver was in breach of a court order prohibiting possession of weapons. They also discovered methamphetamine in the vehicle, $9,000 in cash as well as a small quantity of cocaine.
Police charged the 33-year-old man, who they did not name, with:
- Fail to Comply with Probation Order
- Possession of Methamphetamine for the Purpose of Trafficking
- Possession of Cocaine for the Purpose of Trafficking
- Possession of a Weapon
- Possession of Proceeds of Crime over $5,000
James Joseph Freitas, 37, was also charged with the following;
- Fail to Comply with Recognizance x 2
- Possession of Methamphetamine for the Purpose of Trafficking
- Possession of Cocaine for the Purpose of Trafficking
- Possession of a Weapon
- Possession of Proceeds of Crime over $5,000
Kevin Klein, Manitoba Post
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