On Jan.22, 2024, at approximately 2:15 am, Amaranth RCMP were on patrol when a vehicle travelling southbound on Highway 50 in Amaranth was seen without proper plates. A traffic stop was initiated.
When the officer approached the vehicle, individual baggies of drugs were seen in the vehicle. The two women in the vehicle were taken into custody. When the vehicle was searched, the officer located multiple baggies of a substance that appeared to be crystal methamphetamine throughout the vehicle. A scale and other drug paraphernalia was also located.
Both females are charged with possession for the purpose of trafficking. The driver, 30, was released with a court date. The passenger, 32-year-old Martina Richard, has been remanded. Both accused are from Sandy Bay First Nation.
