Traffic stop leads to seizure of drugs found in suspect's underwear in Burnaby, B.C., RCMP say
Police in Burnaby, B.C., say a traffic stop for speeding last week led to the seizure of cash, cellphones and drugs, the last of which were stashed in a suspect's underwear.
Burnaby RCMP shared news of the seizure on social media Wednesday, posting photos of the seized items and telling followers: "You don’t want to know where the drugs were being 'stored.'"
Contacted by CTV News Vancouver for more information, Burnaby RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Mike Kalanj said the seizure happened on Thursday, July 15, around 6:30 p.m.
Officers stopped the vehicle in the 7000 block of Patterson Avenue, according to Kalanj. The area is just south of Burnaby's Central Park.
The two people inside the vehicle were behaving suspiciously, prompting the officers to search the vehicle, Kalanj said.
It wasn't until the suspects had been brought to the detachment for processing that officers did a more thorough search, which prompted one of the men to pull a plastic bag out of his underwear. Kalanj said the bag contained "suspected fentanyl and cocaine."
Police also seized four cellphones, $800 in cash and a bag of cannabis from the two men, who they described on Twitter as "drug dealers."
As of Wednesday, the suspects had not yet been charged, according to Kalanj.
CTVNews.ca Top Stories
More than 115 cases of eye damage reported in Ontario after solar eclipse
More than 115 people who viewed the solar eclipse in Ontario earlier this month experienced eye damage after the event, according to eye doctors in the province.
Toxic testing standoff: Family leaves house over air quality
A Sherwood Park family says their new house is uninhabitable. The McNaughton's say they were forced to leave the house after living there for only a week because contaminants inside made it difficult to breathe.
Decoy bear used to catch man who illegally killed a grizzly, B.C. conservation officers say
A man has been handed a lengthy hunting ban and fined thousands of dollars for illegally killing a grizzly bear, B.C. conservation officers say.
B.C. seeks ban on public drug use, dialing back decriminalization
The B.C. NDP has asked the federal government to recriminalize public drug use, marking a major shift in the province's approach to addressing the deadly overdose crisis.
OPP responds to apparent video of officer supporting anti-Trudeau government protestors
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) says it's investigating an interaction between a uniformed officer and anti-Trudeau government protestors after a video circulated on social media.
An emergency slide falls off a Delta Air Lines plane, forcing pilots to return to JFK in New York
An emergency slide fell off a Delta Air Lines jetliner shortly after takeoff Friday from New York, and pilots who felt a vibration in the plane circled back to land safely at JFK Airport.
Sophie Gregoire Trudeau on navigating post-political life, co-parenting and freedom
Sophie Gregoire Trudeau says there is 'still so much love' between her and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, as they navigate their post-separation relationship co-parenting their three children.
Last letters of pioneering climber who died on Everest reveal dark side of mountaineering
George Mallory is renowned for being one of the first British mountaineers to attempt to scale the dizzying heights of Mount Everest during the 1920s. Nearly a century later, newly digitized letters shed light on Mallory’s hopes and fears about ascending Everest.
Loud boom in Hamilton caused by propane tank, police say
A loud explosion was heard across Hamilton on Friday after a propane tank was accidentally destroyed and detonated at a local scrap metal yard, police say.