Posted on 04/27/2011, 8:45 am, by mySteinbach

A Winnipeg man faces drug related charges after RCMP seized 20 ounces of cocaine during a traffic stop earlier this month near The Pas, Manitoba.

On April 16, 2011, police stopped a vehicle south of The Pas on Highway 10. As a result of the stop and further investigation, the vehicle was searched by police which resulted in the seizure 20 ounces of cocaine.

The cocaine is reported to have a street value of between $70,000 to $90,000 in The Pas.

RCMP report that 39-year-old Florence Halcrow of Winnipeg has been charged with possession for the purpose of trafficking cocaine and is scheduled to appear in The Pas court in June of this year.