Cpl Jolene Garland says 55-year-old Florent Gaouette was stopped in the afternoon when officers noticed an unroadworthy car without insurance.
RCMP arrested a wanted man on Tuesday at a traffic stop in Grand Falls-Windsor and found cocaine and heroin. Cpl Jolene Garland says 55-year-old Florent Gaouette was stopped in the afternoon when officers noticed an unroadworthy car without insurance. They saw drug paraphernalia inside the vehicle. Gaouette gave police a false name but was arrested. Garland says a search of the vehicle found a quantity of cocaine, as well as approximately a half of a kilogram of suspected heroin, which is not common here. The vehicle was seized and impounded. The investigation is continuing.
RCMP NL respond to over 500 calls during the long Easter weekend
18 new RNC officers sworn in and some of them are headed to Corner Brook
No serious injuries for an on-duty RCMP officer involved in a crash near Stephenville Crossing on Monday
Funding approved for 7 west coast communities through Community Wildfire Prevention and Mitigation program
"Galaxy Fantasy" by Rebecca Hampton now online for listeners
