{"id":62945,"date":"2026-03-10T15:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelaker.ca\/?p=62945"},"modified":"2026-03-10T15:30:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T18:30:00","slug":"truro-man-arrested-for-possessing-illegal-cannabis-following-traffic-stop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/?p=62945","title":{"rendered":"Truro man arrested for possessing illegal cannabis following traffic stop"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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FALL RIVER:<\/strong> A 26-year-old Fall River man was arrested following a traffic stop on Hwy 102 in Fall River on March 7. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

An RCMP spokesperson said that RCMP Metro Traffic Services arrested the man for offences under the Cannabis Act following a traffic stop in Fall River.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On March 7, at approximately 10:35 a.m., an officer was proactively patrolling Hwy. 102 and stopped a southbound Ford F150 near Fall River.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“As the driver produced his documents, the officer observed illegal cannabis products inside the vehicle,” the spokesperson said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The driver, a 26-year-old man from Truro, was arrested and the vehicle was searched.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A quantity of illegal cannabis, bound for an illegal storefront, was seized.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The driver is facing a Criminal Code charge of Possession of Proceeds of Crime and four charges under the Cannabis Control Act:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Possession of Cannabis Over 30 Grams<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Possession of Illicit Cannabis<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Possession of Cannabis for the Purpose of Distribution<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Possession of Cannabis for the Purpose of Selling<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    He was released and is scheduled to appear in Dartmouth Provincial Court at a later date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    The Nova Scotia RCMP reminds residents that the only licensed cannabis retailer in the province is the NSLC.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Products from illegal storefronts are unregulated and may pose health risks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The RCMP continues to enforce cannabis laws with a focus on public safety. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Anyone with information about illegal drug activity is encouraged to contact their local police or Crime Stoppers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    File #: 26-36267<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    FALL RIVER: A 26-year-old Fall River man was arrested following a traffic stop on Hwy 102 in Fall River on March 7. An RCMP spokesperson said that RCMP Metro Traffic Services arrested the man for offences under the Cannabis Act following a traffic stop in Fall River.\u00a0 On March 7, at approximately 10:35 a.m., an […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":33399,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,957],"tags":[7291,2,62,10513,14,396],"class_list":["post-62945","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-news","tag-cannabis","tag-fall-river","tag-hwy-102","tag-illegal-cannbis","tag-rcmp","tag-truro"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62945","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=62945"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62945\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/33399"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=62945"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=62945"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=62945"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}