Pangnirtung bust yields weed, cash, spirits

Three people in Pangnirtung face a variety of drug and alcohol-related charges stemming from a police bust at a residence on Sept. 27. (PHOTO COURTESY OF THE RCMP)

A Sept. 27 bust by members of the RCMP detachment in Pangnirtung netted many pre-packaged bags of marijuana and nearly $3,000.

At about 5:30 p.m. police went to a residence in Pangnirtung where they arrested three people who now face a variety of drug and alcohol-related charges, a Sept. 28 news release from the RCMP said.

At the residence, police found 61 grams of marijuana, along with $2,740 in cash and a half-drunk bottle of vodka — although Pangnirtung is officially a dry community.

The three arrested will face charges, including breach of probation, mischief, possession of proceeds of crime, possession for the purpose of trafficking, and a violation under the Nunavut Liquor Act

Police are asking anyone with information about this investigation to call the Pangnirtung detachment at 867-473-0123 or (867-473-1111) or Crime Stoppers at 1(800)222-8477(TIPS).