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Cocaine, Cash Found on Senior E-Scooter Rider After Arrest: Salmon Arm RCMP
Police say the rider had $572, a digital scale and nearly 40 grams of suspected cocaine after a helmet stop.
- On Aug 1, Salmon Arm RCMP stopped a rider on Shuswap Street for operating an e-scooter without a helmet, triggering a drug investigation that uncovered suspected cocaine.
- Police observed a large sum of cash while checking the rider's identification, prompting officers to arrest him for proceeds of crime and conduct a thorough vehicle search.
- The search yielded $572, a digital scale, a silver spoon, and nearly 40 grams of suspected cocaine, said Salmon Arm RCMP media relations officer Const. Andrew Hodges in a statement.
- Police issued a violation ticket for the helmet infraction, while the file remains under investigation with charge recommendations to be submitted soon to Prosecution for approval.
- Separately, Salmon Arm RCMP are pursuing charges following an Aug 28 traffic stop on Highway 1 involving a black Lexus Infiniti SUV where officers found illicit drugs, cash, and scales.
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