Man charged with drug trafficking offences following search in Dartmouth

By CityNews Halifax Staff

Regional police have charged a man with drug trafficking offences after a vehicle search in Dartmouth on Sunday.

Police said at roughly 5 p.m., they received a report of a vehicle driving erratically near Lamont Terrace.

Officers eventually found the vehicle stopped in a parking lot and according to HRP, they recognized the driver as a man with multiple warrants for his arrest for unrelated matters.

Police said they arrested the suspect after a brief foot chase, adding they noticed signs of impairment.

HRP said they searched the man and the vehicle, which was reported stolen, and seized seized stolen property, over four pounds of dried cannabis, quantities of cannabis edibles, resin and powder.

Justin Russell Stroud, 28, was scheduled to appear in Dartmouth provincial court on Monday to face charges of:

• Possessing cannabis for the purpose of distributing
• Possessing cannabis for the purpose of selling
• Possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000
• Possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000
• Refusal to comply with demand for testing
• Operation of a conveyance while impaired by drug
• Resisting arrest