The Lethbridge Police Service has apprehended a man accused of a variety of criminal offences, December 17, 2022. (Photo: Lethbridge News Now)

By David Opinko

Lethbridge man charged with drug trafficking offences, flight from police

Dec 19, 2022 | 2:26 PM

LETHBRIDGE, AB – The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) has apprehended a man on a range of charges.

On Saturday, December 17, 2022, officers say they saw an SUV with a license plate that did not match the vehicle.

After the driver briefly entered a home and exited, LPS says in a media release that members tried to arrest him.

“In an effort to leave the scene, the driver reversed the SUV into a police vehicle, then drove forward colliding with a second police vehicle. When he couldn’t break free, he exited and attempted to flee on foot,” says LPS.

The man was arrested thanks to the assistance of a K-9 police service dog.

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Police claim to have confiscated 40 grams of cocaine and $350 in cash on the suspect. Inside the vehicle, officers allegedly seized 46 grams of methamphetamine, nearly 21 grams of fentanyl, a small quantity of crack cocaine, drug trafficking paraphernalia, and stolen property including a generator, leaf blower, drill, and batteries.

LPS estimates the value of the drugs to be approximately $10,174.

Kody Abraham Martens, 35, of Lethbridge, is charged with three counts of possession for the purpose of trafficking and one count each of possession of the proceeds of crime, possession of stolen property, flight from police, resisting arrest, and failing to comply with a probation order.

Martens was remanded into custody.

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