Two Steinbach men are facing drug trafficking related charges after recently being arrested by Steinbach RCMP.
Ecstasy pills located inside a suspect vehicle during a traffic stop.
On December 13, 2013, at approximately 5pm, Steinbach RCMP initiated an ecstasy trafficking investigation while conducting a traffic stop. While talking with the occupants of the vehicle, RCMP detected an odour of marijuana emanating from inside the vehicle.
Police arrested the driver and passenger for the possession of marijuana and the vehicle was searched incidental to their arrests. Upon searching the vehicle, police located and seized a large number of ecstasy pills located inside the vehicle. The accused’s vehicle was towed by police.
RCMP report that the driver and passenger of the car, 20-year-old Tyler Charriere and 19-year-old Jaylen Plett, both of Steinbach, were arrested and charged for possession for the purpose of trafficking ecstasy. Both were released and ordered to appear in Steinbach Provincial Court on February 6, 2014.
