Two men, including one from Squamish, are facing drug trafficking charges after having been arrested in a traffic stop last week.
On Wednesday (April 17) at around 1:30 p.m., police stopped a vehicle with Alberta licence plates on Buckley Avenue after noticing the occupants acting suspiciously, Squamish RCMP Sgt. Wayne Pride wrote in a statement.
During the traffic stop, police noticed the strong smell of marijuana and saw a ziplock bag of pot in the possession of the vehicle's passenger, a 25-year-old Squamish man, Pride said. Upon further investigation, police located and seized individually wrapped quantities of crack cocaine, methamphetamine and hash. The drugs were individually wrapped, most likely for sale, Pride wrote.
The Squamish man and a 23-year-old Edmonton man were arrested. They face charges of possession for the purpose of trafficking.
Vehicles targeted
On Saturday (April 20), police received a report that five vehicles had been broken into while parked on Garibaldi Park Road near the entrance to the Elfin Lakes trail sometime between April 19 at 10 a.m. and April 20 at 11 a.m. All had their front side windows smashed and had been rummaged through. So far some climbing equipment, a red Lowe Alpine jacket, an orange Marmot sleeping bag and ID and passports belonging to visitors from the U.S. have been reported stolen. Police are awaiting further information about possible stolen items from some of the other vehicles' owners, Pride said.
Bike stolen
Last Tuesday (April 16), police received a report of a break-and-enter overnight at an underground bike storage locker in a residential complex in the 1200 block of Main Street. A fence to the locker had been cut and a lock securing the bike was cut off. Police are awaiting information about the type of bike stolen and any other items that may be missing.
Man arrested
On Tuesday (April 16) at around 11 p.m., police responded to a report of an assault at a home in the 38000 block of Fourth Avenue. At the scene, police arrested a 32-year-old Squamish man for assaulting another male acquaintance after an argument. The investigation is ongoing.
Bike, glasses stolen
On Wednesday (April 17), police received a report that a bronze-coloured Oryx 24-speed mountain bike valued at $1,200 had been stolen overnight from a residential parkade in the 41000 block of Tantalus Road. A cable securing the bike to a bike rack had been cut. Earlier in the week, a pair of Zipper sunglasses valued at $120 were stolen from a vehicle that was left unlocked in the same parkade, Pride said.
Substation targeted
On Friday (April 19), police received a report of a break, enter and theft at a B.C. Hydro substation in the 1400 block of Pemberton Avenue. The incident had occurred sometime between April 5 and 19. A fence surrounding the substation had been cut and copper wire valued at around $1,000 was stolen.
Lock cut
On Saturday (April 20), police were told of a mountain bike having been stolen from Howe Sound Secondary School between noon and 11 p.m. A lock securing the bike had been cut. The bike is a blue men's nine-speed Giant downhill bike worth approximately $1,600.
