Just before 7:30pm on April 17, 2013, Amaranth RCMP seized a quantity of marijuana while investigating a Highway Traffic Act offence.
Police on patrol observed a 1985 Chevrolet G20 Van on Highway 50 in the Rural Municipality of Lakeview, Manitoba. The vehicle was stopped while police were investigating a Highway Traffic Act offence. Subsequent investigation revealed that the driver of the vehicle was in possession of approximately 34 grams of marijuana and a sum of cash.
RCMP report that 47-year-old Norbert Richard of Amaranth, Manitoba has been charged with possession of a controlled substance and possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking. Amaranth has been released and is scheduled to appear in Portage la Prairie Provincial Court on June 3, 2013.
