A simple traffic stop led to significantly more trouble for three people.
Ste Rose RCMp pulled over a vehicle around 7:45 Tuesday night on the Ebb & Flow First Nation.
After finding out that the driver did not have a valid driver's licence, and that one of the passengers was not wearing a seatbelt, Mounties conducted a search of the vehicle.
That tuend up a loaded long rifle under the back seat, $1,500 in cash, and a fanny pack that contained 40 grams of suspected cocaine, and 46 grams of suspected meth,
Among the charges against 48-year-old Joseph Demerais of Sandy Bay, 23-year-old Marcus Thompson of Brandon, and 37-year-old Tanya Kourdi of Ebb & Flow were two counts each of possession for the purpose of trafficking, and several weapons offences.
