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Traffic stop leads to major drug bust in Thompson

RCMP in Thompson have arrested three people and seized a large quantity of illegal drugs

Police say that around 4:30 pm on Friday, February 22, 2019 officers pulled over a vehicle and during the traffic stop located a large number of pills that they believed were Oxycodone.

Investigators secured a search warrant based on the seizure and raided a home on Juniper Drive in Thompson seizing more than 1400 Oxycodone pills along with other drug paraphernalia.

Oxycodone pills seized in Thompson on February 22, 2019 (Submitted RCMP)

Police have charged a 29-year-old male with Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking and Failing to comply with conditions. Two other people, a 48-year-old female and a 26-year-old male were both arrested and police say charges are pending.

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