Police find cocaine, other drugs and brass knuckles at a traffic stop in Stephenville

    Friday, 11 April 2025 07:00

    By Tonya Organ

    28-year old Austin Feltham is due to appear in court at a later date. 

    28-year old Austin Feltham is facing several charges after a traffic stop Stephenville on Sunday. At around 3 a.m. Bay St. George RCMP searched a parked vehicle at a commercial property on Carolina Avenue and found cocaine and brass knuckles. Feltham was detained as part of an impaired driving investigation. Cpl Jolene Garland says that led to a search of the vehicle whereby police found nearly 30 grams of cocaine, two tablets labeled as Xanax, more than 12 grams of an unknown substance that will be sent for a drug analysis, brass knuckles among other items consisted with possession for the purpose of trafficking. Feltham is due to appear in court at a later date. 

     

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