Rural Grande Prairie County RCMP make significant drug seizure

The Rural Grande Prairie County RCMP have seized as much as 6,000 individual doses of narcotics following a traffic stop last Saturday.

On June 21, Mounties were conducting patrols when they pulled over a vehicle and noted drug paraphernalia, resulting in the arrest of the single occupant.

A search revealed approximately 4.237 kilograms of methamphetamine, 1.589 kilograms of cocaine, and just over $11,000 cash.

As a result of the investigation, 50-year-old Grande Prairie resident Chad Simonson is facing five charges including possession of methamphetamine and cocaine for the purpose of trafficking and possession of proceeds of crime over $5,000.