Three women and a man are facing several weapons and drug-related charges connected to a traffic stop earlier in the week.
According to Lethbridge Police Service officials, on Tuesday, officers responded to a report from the Alberta Sheriff’s Safer Community and Neighbourhoods Unit regarding a suspicious vehicle parked illegally in an alleyway. Officers conducted a traffic stop on the identified vehicle, where they are said to have seen open liquor and tax-exempt cigarettes inside the vehicle. Police conducted subsequent searches of the vehicle where they seized a significant amount of marijuana in unlabelled packaging, along with cocaine, fentanyl and meth. Police also are said to have found a restricted shotgun, two baseball bats and numerous knives.
All four people who were in the vehicle were arrested and charged.
A 46-year-old woman, a 41-year-old woman, and a 35-year-old woman, all from Lethbridge, are facing charges for possessing drugs and weapons. The 41-year-old and 35-year-old have been remanded into custody, and the 46-year-old has been released from custody. All three are scheduled to appear in court in October.
A 35-year-old man from Lethbridge was also arrested. He is facing similar charges to the three women and has also been remanded into custody. He is scheduled to appear in court in October.
