Cops seize two pounds of pot from Iqaluit-Ottawa passenger
Man, 25, faces charge of possession for the purpose of trafficking
Police arrested and charged a man who flew from Ottawa to Iqaluit with two pounds of marijuana May 7. (FILE PHOTO)
Nunavut RCMP have arrested and charged an Iqaluit man for bringing marijuana home with him on a flight into Nunavut’s capital May 7.
The 25-year-old man, who has not been named, flew from Ottawa to Iqaluit May 7.
When the man arrived at the Iqaluit airport, the RCMP’s federal investigators seized over 900 grams, or about two pounds of marijuana, police said in a May 8 release.
Police did not say if the accused carried the marijuana on his person, or if it was discovered in checked luggage.
The man has been charged with possession of marijuana for the purpose of trafficking. He is scheduled to appear in court June 1.
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