On March 3, 2021, at 9:25 pm, officers conducted a traffic stop on Fischer Avenue in the Town of The Pas.

Officers approached the vehicle, with one occupant inside, and spoke with the male driver who advised the officer he did not have his driver’s license with him. The driver provided a false name but later confessed and provided his true identity. Further checks on the vehicle revealed that it was also unregistered.

In speaking with the driver, the officer noticed a can of beer in the center console. The driver then opened up a backpack located on the passenger seat in an effort to show the officer that no further alcohol was present in the vehicle and a large plastic bag containing cannabis was observed in plain view.

The driver was placed under arrest and upon his search, the officer located a large sum of cash and several small bags of substances believed to be crystal methamphetamine, cocaine and heroine. A search of the vehicle resulted in the seizure of drug related paraphernalia.

Police arrested 34-year-old Henry Johnathon Jackson, of Portage la Prairie, and remanded him into custody on charges including Possession of a Controlled Substance, Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking, Obstructing a Police Officer, Possession of Property Obtained by Crime, Possess Cannabis not Legally Stamped and several charges under the Highway Traffic Act. He will be appearing in court in The Pas later today.
 

If anyone has any information regarding drugs or any other criminal activity, please contact your local police agency or call Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477, or submit a secure tip online at www.manitobacrimestoppers.com.

The Pas RCMP continue to investigate.