Routine traffic stop near Cochrane nets 3 drug-related arrests

Three people were arrested for multiple drug-related offences after a routine traffic stop near Cochrane.

RCMP spotted the vehicle early Sunday morning with a burnt-out tail light on Highway 1A east of the town.

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Police say there was an overwhelming odour of marijuana.

"Illicit drugs could be seen in plain view inside the vehicle's interior," RCMP said in a release.

A search turned up marijuana, crack cocaine, suspected methamphetamine, MDMA, a firearm and a large amount of cash.

A woman from Cochrane and two men from Calgary, all in their 20s, face multiple charges.

They will appear in provincial court in Cochrane on May 3.

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