Hanna RCMP lay drug charges after traffic stop

On the evening of September 24, 2024, a Hanna RCMP officer conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle in the 600 block of 12 Avenue West. As a result of the traffic stop, the officer located a passenger in violation of a court-imposed release order requiring that he abide by a curfew, not be in a vehicle without the registered owner present, and that he carry a copy of his release conditions. The male was arrested and during a search, suspected methamphetamine was found in his possession. 

39 year-old Cole Matthew Peoples, a resident of Hanna, has been charged with the following:

• Possession of a controlled substance

• Failure to comply with a condition of a release order (x3)

Peoples was taken before a Justice of the Peace and temporarily remanded into custody.  Following a hearing on Sept. 25, Peoples remained remanded into custody pending his next court appearance Sept. 27 at the Alberta Court of Justice in Drumheller.