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RCMP turn up $85K and cocaine during search of Grande Prairie home

Sep 20, 2018 | 3:48 PM

RCMP turned up $85,000 and cocaine during a search of a Grande Prairie home last Friday. 

The Grande Prairie RCMP Drug Unit executed a search warrant on a residence and a vehicle which resulted in the arrest of a man and woman. 

During the search, police turned up the drugs and cash.

27-year-old Lydia Sahale Mamo and 25-year-old Salah Abbiahkim Omar of Grande Prairie are facing charges of possession for the purpose of trafficking and possession of proceeds of crime.

The pair made their first court appearance yesterday.