Bags allegedly with gun and drugs left behind by man fleeing traffic stop

A 32-year-old Red Deer man faces numerous charges following an incident with police last month.

Red Deer RCMP say it was about 5:25 p.m. on Sept. 21 when they were called to assist local peace officers with an individual who’d fled a traffic stop in south Red Deer.

The suspect left behind a satchel and backpack; RCMP found a firearm inside the satchel, and then 534 grams of fentanyl and other apparent drug trafficking-related items inside the backpack.

As a result of their investigation Red Deer RCMP arrested Corim Conway at his home on Sept. 29, and he has been charged with the following: