RCMP seize meth, loaded crossbow and flame thrower north of Grande Prairie

RCMP seized drugs and illegal weapons — including a flame thrower and a loaded cross bow — from a man who was sleeping in his vehicle north of Grande Prairie, Alta., on Aug. 9, 2025. (Supplied)

RCMP say they seized drugs and weapons from a man who was sleeping in his vehicle in Clairmont over the weekend.

Officers responded to reports of a man slumped over at the wheel in the middle of the road around 7:40 a.m. on Saturday. When they arrived, police saw the man heavily asleep with drug paraphernalia in plain sight.

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A search of the vehicle resulted in the seizure of a flame thrower, a loaded crossbow, a prohibited knife, 99 grams of suspected meth, 19 grams of suspected fentanyl as well as drug trafficking paraphernalia and $2,080 in cash.

Police say the drugs were stored in a back pack labeled “support your local drug dealer.”

As a result of the search, a 40-year-old man from Dawson Creek, B.C., faces several charges:

• possession for the purpose of trafficking fentanyl;
• possession for the purpose of trafficking meth;
• two counts of failing to comply with probation order;
• two counts of weapons possession contrary to order;
• unauthorized possession of a prohibited weapon; and
• possession of property obtained by crime under $5000.

The man was remanded into custody and appeared in court Monday.