Three people face charges following a traffic stop south of Riding Mountain National Park that turned into a drug and weapons bust.
Just before 10 am last Friday, Mounties conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle on Highway 16 in the Municipality of Harrison Park, south of Onanole.
A zip-lock sandwich bag containing dried cannabis was seen in plain view within the vehicle, leading police to arrest the three people in the car.
As they did so, a 31-year-old male suspect fled the scene on foot, heading towards the community of Newdale.
Mounties from several nearby detachments eventually tracked him down on a rural property and arrested him without incident.
A search of the vehicle and suspects led to the seizure of approximately one kilogram of a drug suspected of being cocaine, over 500 grams of a substance believed to be a cutting agent, as well as several knives, cans of bear spray, and other drug-related paraphernalia.
The 31-year-old, identified as Andres Gonzales of Winnipeg, had several outstanding warrants for his arrest and is in custody facing numerous charges.
The 37-year-old male driver from Redwater, Alberta, and a 29-year-old female passenger from Edmonton were both released for future court dates.
