Thompson RCMP seize 265 grams of cocaine; two charged

Thompson RCMP say they found approximately 265 grams of cocaine and Canadian currency in bags after officers approached a parked vehicle on Laval on Nov. 8. Two 20-year-olds have been charged, and a third person is facing charges.

Officers with the detachment’s Crime Suppression Unit were on patrol at about 12:48 a.m. when they noticed the vehicle in a lot. Its back door was open and there was no driver, police said.

When officers approached, they saw a man and a woman in the back seat with several bags. As officers spoke with them, a woman came out of a nearby residence and identified herself as the driver.

According to police, the initial investigation indicated that the female passenger was breaching conditions and the male passenger had given officers a fraudulent name. Both were taken into custody. A subsequent search of bags turned up the suspected cocaine and Canadian currency, police said.

Charges and next steps

Reyshaun Lawrence, 20, of Hamilton, Ont., was charged with possession for the purpose of trafficking, possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000, two counts of failing to comply with an undertaking condition, and resisting or obstructing a peace officer.

Joelyne Moore, 20, of Cross Lake, was charged with possession for the purpose of trafficking, possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000 and failing to comply with an undertaking. Both were remanded, police said.

The 30-year-old driver from Cross Lake is facing charges of possession for the purpose of trafficking and possession of property obtained by crime, according to the RCMP. She was later released on an undertaking.