RCMP keep contraband off the streets with traffic stop

Contraband in the community was seized by police during a traffic stop late last week.

Shortly after 2:00 p.m. on September 20th, a Portage la Prairie RCMP officer was making patrols and initiated a traffic stop with a vehicle on 10th Street NW in Portage. 

The officer noticed a package of unmarked tobacco, leading to a search of the vehicle, which then located several more packages. 

The driver was issued a ticket for Possession of Fewer than 25 Units of Unmarked Tobacco costing the 26-year-old man from Long Plain First Nation $2,542.00.