Traffic Stop Results in Drug and Weapons Charges

A St. John’s man is facing more than a dozen charges consistent with drug trafficking. On April 29, Royal Newfoundland Constabulary Operational Patrol Services officers stopped a vehicle in Goulds after observing a man in violation of court orders.

Police charged 35-year-old Sean Frampton with:

• Careless use/storage of firearm

• Possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose

• Possession of firearm with ammunition

• Carrying a concealed weapon

• Unauthorized possession of a weapon in a motor vehicle

• Unauthorized possession of a firearm

• Possession of a firearm knowing it’s unauthorized

• Possession of firearm contrary to prohibition

Following further investigation by the Weapons and Drug Enforcement Unit further charges have since been laid:

• Possession for the purpose of trafficking cocaine

• Possession for the purpose of trafficking MDMA

• Possession for the purpose of trafficking clonazepam

• Possession for the purpose of trafficking tenazepam

• Using a firearm in commission of an offence

• Possession of a weapon obtained by commission of an offence

The accused appeared in court June 6 on the latest charges.