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A suspect in The Pas was apparently so desperate to evade the RCMP that he tossed away $17,000 in cash while running away from police last week. It didn’t helped as the Mounties still got their man.
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RCMP were called to a disturbance at the local hospital on Tuesday at around 9:15 p.m., where it was reported a man was being aggressive with staff and punching the glass to the admitting room.
Officers arrived to find the man had left. An officer located the suspect on 2nd Street, and when the suspect saw police he started running.
After a brief foot pursuit, he was arrested. He refused to provide his name to officers. A search of the male resulted in the seizure of cash, knife, illicit cannabis, cocaine and drug paraphernalia.
Police Dog Services with Police Service Dog Phlex conducted a search of the area as officers believed the male had discarded items as he was fleeing. Two stashes of cash totaling over $17,000 were recovered.
A 21-year-old man has been charged with possession for the purpose of trafficking, possession of property obtained by crime, possession of a dangerous weapon, resisting arrest and mischief.
He was remanded into custody.
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