A traffic stop on Range Road 3230 near Maidstone Wednesday afternoon, ended in two arrests and seizures. An officer from Saskatchewan RCMP’s Roving Traffic Unit pulled the vehicle over, arrested a man and a woman, and searched the vehicle. Police allege finding a firearm, one ounce of cocaine, illicit tobacco and multiple pieces of identification not belonging to the vehicle’s occupants. Saskatchewan Highway Patrol officers assisted.
They say they then searched the woman, who initially provided a false name. They allege finding and seizing a large amount of cash, an additional two ounces of cocaine, as well as packaged quantities of heroin, Methamphetamine and pills.
30 year old Richard Dankoski-Bear of Battleford, and 24 year old Larissa Montana of Lloydminster face multiple charges including Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking, Possession of the Proceeds of Crime, Possession of Identity Documents, Possession of a Firearm Without a Licence, Possession of a Concealed Weapon, and Possession of Unstamped Tobacco Products.
Montana also faces one count of Obstruction.