What started out as a routine traffic stop Sylvan Lake on Saturday night resulted in a trafficking investigation, police say.
At approximately 10 p.m. Sylvan Lake RCMP stopped a speeding vehicle on Lakeshore Boulevard near 46th Street.
A 24-hour suspension was issued to the driver and his vehicle was towed after it was determined that he had been drinking, an RCMP released detailed.
But members quickly found out they were dealing with more after finding a large quantity of cash, along with Percocet pills — also known as oxycodone — in the vehicle.
“We believe that we have seized not only illegal drugs but the profits that come from the trafficking of drugs,” said Cpl. James Allemekinders, of the Sylvan Lake RCMP detachment.
The passenger in the vehicle, Eddi Daniel Rogers, 33, of Sylvan Lake has been charged with one count of possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking as well as possession of the proceeds of crime.
Rogers was released from police custody on $2,000 cash bail and conditions.
He will appear in Red Deer Provincial court on Sept. 10.