At approximately 2 a.m. on Saturday, August 8 Swift Current Rural RCMP conducted a traffic stop on an SUV travelling east on Highway 1 near Waldeck for a Vehicle Equipment Regulation (VER) violation.
During the course of the vehicle stop, a simple equipment violation turned into a drug trafficking and possession investigation due to several factors that will be presented as part of the court process.
A search of the vehicle resulted in the seizure of two vacuum sealed bags of methamphetamine weighing a total of approximately 17.6 lbs, five vacuum sealed bags of fentanyl weighing approximately 12.2 pounds and $1140 in Canadian currency.
The amount of methamphetamine seized during this search was equivalent to approximately 76,160 individual doses.Â
The driver – the lone occupant of the vehicle – was arrested under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) for possession for the purpose of trafficking, which led to the search of the vehicle.
30-year-old Geoffrey John Vincent of St. Andrews, Manitoba was charged with the following: possession of methamphetamine for the purpose of trafficking, contrary to Sec. 5 of the CDSA, possession of fentanyl for the purpose of trafficking, contrary to Sec. 5 of the CDSA, and possession of currency obtained by crime, contrary to Sec. 354(1) of the Criminal Code.
Geoffrey John Vincent appeared in the Swift Current Provincial Court on August 11.
