20-year-old held with 7 kg of cannabis and 600 vapes in Irish Cove
RCMP stopped a speeding truck on Highway 4 in Irish Cove on 27 December 2025 and arrested the 20-year-old New Waterford driver. Officers seized the truck, more than 7 kg of dried cannabis and 600 cannabis vapes; the man faces Cannabis Act distribution charges.
🇨🇦 Irish Cove, Richmond County, Nova Scotia · Canada
RCMP Northeast Traffic Services in Cape Breton arrested a man for Cannabis Act
offences after a traffic stop in Irish Cove.[1]On December 27, an officer
stopped a Dodge Ram 1500 on Highway 4 after observing it travelling at 113 km/h
in a posted 80 km/h zone.[1]Through the roadside investigation, the officer
learned the driver, a 20-year-old man of New Waterford, was transporting a large
quantity of illicit cannabis, and safely arrested him.[1]CTV News reported
that the New Waterford man was arrested after the traffic stop led to several
cannabis-related charges.[2]
Police seized the truck as part of the investigation.[1]A search of the
vehicle found more than seven kilograms of dried cannabis and 600 cannabis
vapes.[2]An RCMP handout photo shows dried cannabis in clear plastic bags
displayed alongside a box holding hundreds of cannabis vapes.[1]
The man faces several charges under the Cannabis Act for possessing illicit
cannabis for the purpose of distribution.[1]He was released pending an
appearance in Sydney Provincial Court on May 5.[1]The investigation is
ongoing.[1]
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RCMP handout photo of the seized dried cannabis and cannabis vapes. Photo: RCMPPhoto details
possessing illicit cannabis for the purpose of distribution
Case stage
Charged
Region
Nova Scotia
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Nova Scotia RCMPrcmp.caRCMP Northeast Traffic Services – Cape Breton seizes illicit cannabis, arrests man
CTV Newsctvnews.caCape Breton man facing drug charges after being pulled over for speeding: RCMP
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The amount is stated as more than seven kilograms of dried cannabis, so 7 kg is recorded as the lower bound and no exact weight was published.
No weight was published for the 600 cannabis vapes, so no cannabis quantity is recorded for them.
The RCMP release dated 2 January 2026 gives the stop date as December 27 without a year, so 2025 is used based on the 2025 file number and the publication date.
The Sydney Provincial Court appearance is given as May 5 without a year, which is taken to be 2026.
Police did not publish the driver's name; he is identified only as a 20-year-old man of New Waterford.
CTV News renders the truck model as Doge Ram 1500 while the RCMP release says Dodge Ram 1500; the report uses the RCMP spelling.
No plea or court outcome beyond the scheduled May 5 appearance was reported.
Grey Bruce OPP arrested a 37-year-old Mississauga driver on Nixon Street in Southgate on Nov. 8 after seeing evidence of cannabis during a traffic stop. He faces impaired-driving, cannabis-availability and licence-plate charges and is due in court in Owen Sound on Dec. 17.
York Regional Police charged 23 people and seek one more suspect after Project North Star, an inquiry into a London-supplied illicit cannabis network and online dispensary. Police say the group shipped cannabis by parcel across North America and Europe and seized over 1,550 pounds of cannabis plus hashish and derivatives worth about $4.8 million in London.
Windsor police arrested a 20-year-old man on 3 November 2026 and searched a Meadowbrook Lane home, seizing 417.6 grams of cannabis and 100 cannabis vape pens among other drugs and cash. He was charged with possession of cannabis for the purpose of selling alongside other trafficking and proceeds counts; the charges have not been proven in court.
Dryden OPP stopped a Fort Frances driver at a RIDE check on Highway 594 near Gordon Road on 1 November 2026 and charged him under provincial cannabis and wildlife laws. Officers said an uncased shotgun and readily accessible cannabis products were in the vehicle, and the cannabis was seized.
