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West Shore
2023-07-13 10:16 PDT
File # 2023-13836
Shortly past midnight on July 13, West Shore RCMP frontline officers responded to a report of a male sleeping in a white 2014 Toyota Truck while parked on Glenairlie Drive in View Royal.
Officers attended to check on the wellbeing of the male inside the vehicle, and while on scene they determined the vehicle had been reported stolen out of Duncan. The suspect inside the vehicle was arrested for possession of stolen property over $5000 in relation to the stolen vehicle.
Upon searching him and the vehicle, officers uncovered a large quantity of drugs. The suspect was also arrested for Possession of a Controlled Substance for the Purposes of Trafficking. Police seized approximately 30 grams of suspected Methamphetamine, approx. 24 grams of Fentanyl and approx. 4 grams of Crack.
The suspect identified as 41-year-old male was released on an Undertaking and is set to appear in court for this matter while police are continuing their investigation into both the stolen truck and drug trafficking.
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