Winnipeg Traffic Stop Leads to Drug-Filled Safe

Manitoba PostNews

WINNIPEG, MB – A 20-year-old Winnipeg man tried to evade police during a routine stop near Watt Street and Sydney Avenue on February 16th. He was quickly stopped and is now facing several charges.

When police arrested the suspect, the lone occupant, a number of items were seized including the following:

  • Two mobile phones
  • $225 in Canadian currency
  • 16 1/4 gram rocks of crack cocaine
  • A mini-combination safe

Police were later able to executed a search warrant on the safe to open the safe which resulted in the seizure of an additional 120 1/4 gram rocks of crack cocaine.

Justin Peter Karpluk, a 20-year-old male of Winnipeg, has been charged with:

  • Possession of a Scheduled Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking – Cocaine
  • Possession of Proceeds of Property Obtained by Crime under $5,000
  • Fail to Comply with Probation Order
  • Fail to Comply Condition Recognizance by Judge/Justice

Kevin Klein, Manitoba Post

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