By Josh Hall (Twitter: @Vancan19)

Suspected drug dealer arrested with loaded handgun

Dec 3, 2018 | 9:59 AM

A man suspected of being a drug dealer has been arrested by Rocky Mountain House RCMP.

On Friday, Dec. 1, members were patrolling a crime “hot spot” when they located a suspicious vehicle and conducted a traffic stop.

The driver was found to have a suspended licence and was taken into custody.

A search of the driver and the vehicle he was driving resulted in police finding a loaded Sig Sauer handgun, cocaine, methamphetamine, and a large amount of Canadian money.

The 34-year-old from Buck Lake is facing the following charges; possession of cocaine for the purposes of trafficking, possession of meth, possession of the proceeds of crime under $5000, carrying a concealed weapon, careless storage of a firearm, possession of a restricted firearm, and driving while unauthorized.

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The man, whose name is being withheld due to reasons related to the investigation, is due in court Dec. 19 in Rocky Mountain House.