Cpl Jesse O’Donaghey says on Wednesday, the RCMP-RNC Joint Forces Operation (JFO) West stopped a vehicle on Pond Road in Rocky Harbour, and found cocaine, unstamped tobacco, a high capacity magazine, cash and other items.
Two Rocky Harbour men are facing charges after police found drugs, guns, cash, illegal tobacco, prohibited weapons and more. Cpl Jesse O’Donaghey says on Wednesday, the RCMP-RNC Joint Forces Operation (JFO) West stopped a vehicle on Pond Road in Rocky Harbour, and found cocaine, unstamped tobacco, a high capacity magazine, cash and other items. He says they arrested the driver, 56-year-old Harvey Steadman Payne. He has been charged with trafficking in a controlled substance – Cocaine, possession for the purpose of trafficking – Psilocybin, failure to comply with a firearms prohibition order – two counts, unauthorized possession of a prohibited weapon – three counts, unauthorized possession of a prohibited device, unauthorized possession of a firearm, unsafe storage of a firearm, and unauthorized possession of unstamped tobacco.
The next day, early yesterday morning police searched a home and found mushrooms, an assault-style rifle, a firearm suppressor, numerous non-restricted firearms, ammunition, a taser, switch blades and more. O’Donaghey says a 51-year-old man, also in the vehicle, was later released from custody to appear in court at a later date.
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