Two arrested, $22,000 in illegal drugs seized after traffic stop: EPS
A routine traffic stop on May 15 led Edmonton police to arrest two people and seize more than $20,000 in illegal drugs.
The Edmonton Police Service (EPS) said in a Friday news release that they stopped a black Dodge Ram with heavily tinted windows at 6:15 p.m. on May 15 while conducting traffic enforcement near 107 Avenue and 101 Street.
Police searched the vehicle and found 249 grams of methamphetamine, 21 grams of fentanyl, 56 grams of cocaine, and 30 millilitres of GHB, with a total street value of roughly $22,000. The two occupants of the truck have been arrested and charged.
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