Police has arrested three people for drug trafficking following a traffic stop in Mahone Bay.
On March 20, at approximately 10:10 p.m., the South Shore Integrated Street Crime Enforcement Unit completed a targeted traffic stop on Parish St. in relation to an ongoing drug investigation.
Officers safely arrested the three occupants of the vehicle, two men and a woman from Lunenburg County. A search followed resulting in the seizure of cocaine, drug paraphernalia, and cell phones.
Pamela Dorothy Hubley, 39, from Tanner Settlement, has been charged with Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking, Obstructing Justice and Failing to Comply with an Undertaking.
Kirk John Bishop, 35, from Tanner Settlement, has been charged with Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking and Failing to Comply with a Release Order.
The second man was later released on conditions and is scheduled to appear in Bridgewater Provincial Court on May 22, 2024, at 9:30am.
Hubley and Bishop appeared in court and were remanded into custody. They will return in Bridgewater Provincial Court on June 17, 2024, at 9:30 a.m.
The investigation is ongoing.
The South Shore Integrated Street Crime Enforcement Unit is made up of officers from the Lunenburg District RCMP and the Bridgwater Police Service. The investigation was assisted by the General Investigation Section of the Bridgewater Police Service, Lunenburg District RCMP and the Criminal Intelligence Service of Nova Scotia.
File # 2024-365808