On Feb. 3, 2022, a member of the Innisfail Integrated Traffic Unit performed a traffic stop on a male driver for speeding. The officer, based on numerous indicators, entered into a drug trafficking investigation and the driver was arrested. During the search of the vehicle, the officer found 440 marijuana plants, worth an approximated value of $440 000. Other drugs, and paraphernalia were also found.
The suspect, a 56-year-old Calgary man, was charged with:
- Exceeding Maximum Prescribed Speed on Highway, under the Traffic Safety Act
- Distribution of budding or flowering plants, or more than four cannabis plant, under the Cannabis Act
His court appearance is scheduled on Mar. 7, 2022 at Didsbury Provincial Court.