Problem Oriented Policing team seizes drugs during traffic stop downtown

August 17, 2026 - City of Prince George, British Columbia
From: Prince George RCMP

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Just before 2:00 p.m., on Wednesday, August 12, 2026, the Problem Oriented Policing (POP) team conducted a traffic stop with an illegally parked sedan on the 200-block of George Street. One of the occupants of the vehicle, who is known to police, was in the process of exiting the vehicle when he made a sudden motion to re-enter the vehicle. 

Both occupants of the vehicle were subsequently arrested. No injuries were sustained by either the suspects or the police. 

A search of the vehicle after the arrest yielded over 25 grams of suspected fentanyl and more than four grams of suspected cocaine, and several weapons. Additionally, over $1300 in cash was found in the man’s pocket when searched. 

“This seizure is significant in light of the recent increase of overdose reports in the downtown area,” states Corporal Jennifer Cooper, Media Relations Officer for Prince George RCMP.

The man and woman were released pending the laboratory confirmation of the suspected illicit drugs and future charge approval by the Public Prosecution Service of Canada. 

This investigation remains ongoing.

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