Two women from Ebb and Flow First Nation are facing charges after attempting to flee from police with illegal drugs in their vehicle.
According to RCMP officers attempted to conduct a traffic stop around 2:30 am on February 13, 2022, on Provincial Road 278 south of Bacon Ridge, Manitoba.
When the driver refused to stop officers deployed a spike belt causing the vehicle to come to a stop. The occupants in the vehicle were taken into custody. A search uncovered 52 grams of methamphetamine, 6.5 grams of cocaine and more than $1,000 in cash. Officers also found other drug related paraphernalia in the vehicle.
Holly Baptiste, 35 and 27-year-old Denee Baptiste were charged for their alleged involvement with Possession of a Controlled Substance, Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking, Flight from Police and Possession of Property Obtained by Crime.
RCMP continue to investigate.
© News4.ca 2022
