At 9:42 pm on January 1st, the RCMP received a report of two individuals in a blue Chevrolet Malibu believed to be in possession of methamphetamine.

Police were able to locate the vehicle and conduct a traffic stop. Upon further search of the vehicle police located meth, weapons, and cash.

Both individuals, an adult male, and an adult female were arrested.

20-year-old Ashlie Zacharias of Swift Current has been charged with one count of possession of methamphetamine for the purpose of trafficking and one count of possession of methamphetamine under the Controlled Drugs & Substances Act. Zacharias was released on documents and will appear in Swift Current Provincial Court on February 17, 2021.

34-year-old Justin Armstrong has been charged with one count of possession of methamphetamine for the purpose of trafficking and one count of trafficking methamphetamine under the Controlled Drugs & Substances Act as well as one count of possession of a prohibited weapon, one count of possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose and one count of failing to comply with a condition of his undertaking under the Criminal Code. Armstrong was held in police custody and appeared in Swift Current Provincial Court on January 4, 2021.