RCMP have arrested a man and charged him under the Cannabis Act after pulling over a pick-up truck in Irish Cove, in eastern Richmond County.
Police stopped the vehicle, a Dodge Ram 1500, after an officer clocked the truck travelling at 113 kilometres an hour in a 80 kilometre zone on December 27th. Through a roadside inspection, RCMP say the officer learned the driver, a 20-year-old man from New Waterford, was transporting a large quantity of illicit cannabis. The driver was arrested.
RCMP photo of the illicit cannabis seized at Irish Cove.
RCMP say the officer seized more than seven kilograms of dried cannabis and 600 cannabis vapes.
Police say the man has been charged with several counts under the Cannabis Act for possessing illicit cannabis for the purpose of distribution. He was released pending an appearance in Sydney Provincial Court on May 5th.
