Punnichy RCMP say a report of a suspicious vehicle led to the seizure of a kilogram of meth.

The report came in Sunday around noon about a suspicious vehicle on a property on Highway #15 near Raymore. The vehicle was tracked to the town of Quinton but the vehicle didn’t stop when officers with emergency lights activated, tried to pull it over.

A second police cruiser blocked its path bringing the vehicle to a halt and the passenger jumped out taking off on foot.

A suspect was arrested a couple hours later at a Raymore business thanks to a tip from the public. Police say the male passenger dropped a bag while running from police which was a kilogram of crystal methamphetamine. RCMP also say a backpack was left at the property where the vehicle was initially spotted so officers also seized illegal cigarettes, knives, batons, approximately 96 OxyContin pills and drug trafficking paraphernalia.

Forty-four-year old Craig Taylor of Whitecourt, Alberta and 47-year-old Sean Poulton of Spruce Grove, Alberta are facing a variety of drug and weapons charges and have been remanded in custody until their next court appearance in Punnichy on May 10.

Craig Taylor is charged with:
– 1 count, trafficking (methamphetamine), Section 5(1), Controlled Drugs and Substances Act
– 1 count, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, Section 88(2), Criminal Code
– 1 count, flight from peace officer, Section 320.17, Criminal Code
– 1 count, fail to comply with probation order, Section 733.1(1), Criminal Code

Sean Poulton is charged with:
– 1 count, trafficking (methamphetamine), Section 5(1), Controlled Drugs and Substances Act
– 1 count, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, Section 88(2), Criminal Code
– 1 count, resist/obstruct peace officer, Section 129(a), Criminal Code.