On the evening of June 23, 2017, Manitoba RCMP Traffic Services, along with members of the St-Pierre-Jolys and Oakbank RCMP detachments, set up a Checkstop on Highway 1 at PR 207.
Shortly after midnight on Saturday, June 24, as a result of the Checkstop, RCMP discovered 211 grams of methamphetamine, an imitation firearm and drug paraphernalia in a vehicle driven by a male with a suspended driver’s licence.
RCMP report that 35-year-old Wilfred Galvin has been charged with possession for the purpose of trafficking methamphetamine, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, failure to comply with a probation order and four counts of failure to comply with a recognizance. Galvin has been remanded into custody and is scheduled to appear in provincial court on June 26, 2017 in Winnipeg.