Shubenacadie man facing weapons, drug charges after stop in Fall River

CITYnews halifax/ By Mark Hodgins

Halifax RCMP have charged a man with weapon and drug-related offences after a traffic stop in Fall River last week.

According to the Mounties, officers pulled over a vehicle on the evening of Jan. 8, after allegedly observing a “suspected drug transaction” between two vehicles. Police say officers had been tracking one of the vehicles involved, an Acura, as part of an ongoing drug trafficking investigation.

“The driver of the Acura, Dylan Macauly Mombourquette, 32, of Shubenacadie, and the passenger, a 30-year-old woman from Fall River, were arrested,” read a media release from the RCMP. “The Acura was searched, resulting in the seizure of cocaine, a conducted-energy weapon, and cash.”

The man is being held in custody pending a court appearance at the end of January, while the woman was released with a court date scheduled on a charge of possession for the purpose of trafficking.

Police say the occupants of the second vehicle involved in the initial traffic stop were arrested and released without charges.