RCMP-RNC JFO West finds cocaine at a traffic stop in Pynn's Brook, two people arrested

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Friday, 3 November 2023 07:00

By Tonya Organ

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25-year-old Brianna Lavers and 24-year-old Bobby Sheppard, both of Deer Lake, are facing charges.

RCMP-RNC Joint Forces Operation (JFO) West, with assistance from Deer Lake RCMP, conducted a check on a suspicious vehicle yesterday that led to the arrests of 25-year-old Brianna Lavers and 24-year-old Bobby Sheppard, both of Deer Lake.

Shortly before 3:00 a.m. officers approached a parked vehicle on Pynn’s Brook Road in Pynn’s Brook and determined that Lavers and Sheppard were both in breach of court ordered conditions.  The two were arrested and a search was conducted.  Officers located and seized a quantity of crack cocaine and more than 14 grams of cocaine.

 

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