Posted on 12/05/2012, 10:01 am, by mySteinbach

A RM of Minitonas man is facing drug trafficking charges after being arrested by police this past weekend.

Drugs seized

Drugs seized by Swan River RCMP at a residence in the RM of Minitonas.

On November 30, 2012, at about 9:30pm, following an investigation, Swan River RCMP executed a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act search warrant at a residence in the RM of Minitonas, Manitoba.

Investigators found approximately 2.6 lbs of marijuana. The drugs seized has an estimated street value of $23,560.

48-year-old Kevin Edmond Sims of the RM of Minitonas has been charged with possession for the purpose of trafficking in a controlled substance.

Sims has been released on a promise to appear and an undertaking (with conditions) to attend Swan River Provincial Court on January 16, 2013.

Police continue to investigate.