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Flame thrower among items seized from Grande Prairie traffic stop

Police got their hands on some hot property after a flame thrower was among items seized during a traffic stop in rural area outside Grande Prairie.

Authorities say they received a call about a man slumped over the wheel in a vehicle in the middle of the road around 7:40 a.m. on August 9th, when they arrived, cops saw the male driver, and lone person in the vehicle, heavily asleep in the vehicle, with drug paraphernalia allegedly in plain view.

The vehicle was searched and police reportedly seized a flame thrower, a loaded crossbow, 19 grams of fentanyl, 99 grams of meth, a prohibited knife, and just over $2,000 in cash.

As a result, a 40-year-old man from Dawson Creek is facing a slew of charges including possession for the purposes of trafficking, unauthorized possession of a weapon, and possession of property obtained by crime.

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