A routine patrol near Aldersyde on May 31 led Okotoks RCMP to a significant drug and weapons seizure, after officers stopped a vehicle with mismatched licence plates.

The stop took place at 5:30 a.m., when officers observed the irregularity and pulled the vehicle over. A search conducted following the arrest of both occupants uncovered a range of suspected illicit substances, weapons and cash.

Among the items seized were:

• 88 tablets of suspected fentanyl

• 35 grams of suspected cocaine

• 40 doses of suspected LSD

• 6 grams of suspected psilocybin (mushrooms)

• 177 grams of suspected cannabis resin

• 257 tablets of various prescription medications

• An extendable baton, two knives

• $7,300 in cash

Kory Shouting, 45, and Nancy Sovdi, 49, both of Lethbridge, have been charged with five counts of possession for the purpose of trafficking, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose and possession of stolen property over $5,000.

Following a judicial interim release hearing, both were remanded to June 6. They are next scheduled to appear in Alberta Court of Justice in Cochrane on June 17.