Traffic stop nets $24K in cocaine
CBC News
Posted: Jul 25, 2012 12:10 PM CT
Last Updated: Jul 25, 2012 12:09 PM CT
A traffic stop in Winnipeg turned up $24,000 in cocaine on Wednesday.
Police stopped the vehicle in the 100 block of Main Street, near The Forks, at about 12:05 a.m.
A half-kilogram of cocaine was found inside.
A 25-year-old woman was arrested and later released from custody on a promise to appear in court at a later date.
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