A Dauphin man has been arrested and charged following an incident outside of Ste Rose earlier this week.
RCMP stopped to assist a man changing a tire on his vehicle at around 12:30 Monday morning along Highway 5 near the community.
The officer noticed no plates on the vehicle, and the driver was unable to produce a registration or a bill of sale for the vehicle, or a driver's licence.
There was also an open bottle of liquor in the car, which led police to arrest the driver and conduct a further search of the vehicle, which turned up several individual bags of what was believed to be meth, as well as prescription drugs, several gift cards, and Canadian cash.
A bag of suspected cocaine and multiple cell phones were also found on the suspect.
28-year-old Clint Nepinak faces two counts of possession for the purpose of trafficking and one count of obstructing a peace officer, while also having three outstanding warrants, including two of failing to comply and one of failing to attend court.
He also got a ticket for open liquor.
