UPPER SACKVILLE: A37-year-old Mount Uniacke man has been charged with numerous offences following a traffic stop by N.S. RCMP’s Southeast Traffic Services on Highway 101.
The stop resulted in numerous charges and the seizure of a restricted firearm, drugs, illegal tobacco, and cash.
On October 23 at approximately 1:55 p.m., an officer with SETS was conducting traffic enforcement on Highway 101 in Upper Sackville and queried the license plate of a passing Dodge Ram, showing it to be unregistered.
A traffic stop was conducted and the driver was determined to have a revoked driver’s license.
“During the course of the Motor Vehicle Act investigation, the officer observed a quantity of unstamped tobacco cigarettes in the vehicle, and the driver was arrested under the Excise Act,” said Const. Bryan Martell.
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The officer subsequently searched the vehicle and located more unstamped tobacco, bags of suspected methamphetamine pills, a significant quantity of cash, a 9mm handgun with the serial number removed, and two high capacity magazines.
The driver, 37-year-old Jacob Netherton of Mount Uniacke, has been charged with numerous offences including, but not limited to:
- Possession of a Controlled Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking
- Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm
- Firearm Possession Contrary to Prohibition Order
- Tampering with Firearm Serial Number
- Possession of a Prohibited Device (over-capacity magazines)
Netherton was held in-custody pending an initial court appearance on October 24, 2024 at Halifax Provincial Court.
File # 24-145849, 24-145866
