MUN student charged with possession of marijuana

A 19-year-old male student of MUN’s Grenfell Campus in Corner Brook was arrested Monday night after police seized approximately 950 grams of what is believed to be marijuana, a marijuana plant, electronic digital scales, brass knuckles, an undisclosed amount of money and other drug paraphernalia during a search.

The accused is from Nova Scotia.

The search was carried out about 7 p.m. at a Grenfell Campus-MUN Chalet.

The RNC/RCMP Joint Force Street Level Drug Team, with the assistance from members of RNC patrol services and officers from Grenfell Campus-MUN Campus Enforcement and Patrol, took part in the search.

Charges against the accused include possession for the purpose of trafficking a controlled substance. He was released and scheduled to appear at provincial court in Corner Brook on Dec. 4.

The RNC/RCMP – Joint Force Street Level Drug Team is continuing to investigate this incident. Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact the RNC/RCMP JFO Street Drug Team at 637-4117 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477). You can provide information anonymously on the NL Crime Stoppers website at www.nlcrimestoppers.com.

YaY: - November 6, 2012 at 18:46:28

Another one bites the dust. Keep up the war on drugs! Drugs feed terror groups, crime cartels in the south, biker gangs, etc... It is not as harmless and people think. Glad to keep this one off the streets. On another note: Is this the type of guy we are funding though our public university and forgiving of student loans? Perhaps in order to qualify for free tution and student loan forgiveness, we should require a clean criminal record.

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mike: - November 6, 2012 at 12:45:25

sounds like he was on the right path to a good education until the rnc stepped in... way to go you have turned another ordinary contributing citizen into a common criminal... i bet he never harmed a fly...

Dave: - November 6, 2012 at 12:41:48

This is newsworthy?

PaulSt.John's: - November 6, 2012 at 11:30:04

We must do more to encourage our children to enjoy the safer alternative of booze and binge drinking. Drugs are dangerous....have another shooter.

Mark Noel: - November 6, 2012 at 11:02:54

A friend of mine was charged in 1969, while a student at MUN. 43 years later, after untold billions in prosecutorial expense, things haven't changed much. I note they still take the time to arrange & photograph their seized booty, assuming they're not using the same few picture over & over again. Either way, who the hell cares? Better they'd legalize weed & outlaw booze, the source of most societal problems.

Tim Jamison

- November 6, 2012 at 15:52:43

Outlawing booze is what made the Mafia powerful. We should just legalize both. And other drugs too. It's your own body, right?
Prof Frink

- November 6, 2012 at 18:49:33

How do we get to use one of them cool pictures next to our comments?

mike: - November 6, 2012 at 10:44:06

Once again prohibition messes up a kids life. Time for people to wake up and realize that most recreational drug users are just normal people. The same normal people who have a drink. The so called "war on drugs" is a failure and a complete fraud.

Anon: - November 6, 2012 at 10:11:38

Oh no! Marijuana! Give me a break. You just ruined this kids education because of a silly little law. facebook.com/namp709 Newfoundlanders Against Marijuana Prohibition

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