News release
Cross Lake RCMP traffic stop leads to seizure of drugs
December 16, 2025
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Pimicikamak Cree Nation, Manitoba
From: Manitoba RCMP
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On December 12, 2025, at approximately 8:25 pm, Cross Lake RCMP officers conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle located in the community. A query of the license plate revealed it be inactive.
An officer approached the vehicle, with a single occupant, and spoke with the driver, identified as a 34-year-old male from Winnipeg.
During the conversation with the driver, the officer observed multiple liquor bottles in the vehicle and a quantity of cash tucked into the back of the passenger seat. The driver was immediately placed under arrest and secured in the police vehicle.
A search of the driver and vehicle led to the seizure of over 63 grams of suspected cocaine, several bottles of liquor, a machete and Canadian currency.
James McLeod, 34, was remanded into custody on charges of Possession for the purpose of trafficking and Possession of property obtained by crime.
Cross Lake RCMP continue to investigate.