Pinehouse Lake RCMP detachment. Photo courtesy Pinehouse Lake RCMP.
Mounties say they have 100 grams of cocaine in their possession after stopping a vehicle between Pinehouse Lake and Beauval on Monday afternoon.
The traffic stop on Highway 165 led to a seizure of the drugs and arrest of three people.
Nikita Lynn Natomagan, 29, of Pinehouse is facing a charge of possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking, along with 27-year-old Edmonton men Larry Wayne Dominique and Jerry Desjarlais.
Dominique also faces charges of possession of the proceeds of crime under $5,000 and a number of recognizance breeches.
The three accused are on the Meadow Lake Provincial Court docket for Thursday.
This comes a week after northern mayors and councillors had an audience with RCMP Commanding Officer Curtis Zablocki at New Norther’ spring gathering, and asked questions about what more can be done to curb drug dealing in their communities.