Two men are facing multiple charges – including drug trafficking and weapons possession – after Lloydminster RCMP seized a stolen vehicle, illicit drugs, and multiple weapons on April 21.

Members of the RCMP Community Response Unit were conducting proactive patrols in the Park Manor area when they spotted a stolen vehicle. The pair of men fled on foot. Officers caught both after a brief chase.

Drugs, weapons, and cash seized

A search incident to arrest turned up stolen vehicle keys and suspected methamphetamine on the two men.

A subsequent search of the stolen vehicle turned up a more significant haul – suspected methamphetamine, suspected cocaine, suspected morphine, unstamped cigarettes, Canadian currency, and drug trafficking paraphernalia.

Officers also seized several weapons from the vehicle, including a billy club, a machete, and numerous knives.

The charges

James Blohm, 37, of Bashaw, Alta., faces charges including two counts of possession for the purpose of trafficking, possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, and obstructing a peace officer.

William Montana, 41, of Meadow Lake, Sask., faces charges including two counts of possession for the purpose of trafficking, possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, two counts of obstructing a peace officer, and failing to comply with a probation order.

Both men are scheduled to appear next in Lloydminster’s Saskatchewan Provincial Court on April 27.