A search of the vehicle turned up about 370 grams of combined fentanyl and meth, equivalent to about 800 individual doses
A driver who took off when Abbotsford police tried to make a traffic stop has been charged after significant quantities of fentanyl and methamphetamine were found in his car.
Back on Oct. 12, 2021, officers tried to stop a vehicle driving erratically east on Highway 1 heading into Abbotsford. During the traffic stop, the driver fled.
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The Lower Mainland Air 1 helicopter tracked the car after officers on the ground gave up the chase.
“During the next 90 minutes, the vehicle was observed running numerous stop signs, passing cars unsafely and forcing oncoming vehicle traffic onto the shoulder of the road, while driving at excessive speeds,” said Abbotsford police spokesman Sgt. Paul Walker in a release.
The driver finally stopped in Chilliwack and was taken into custody by Abbotsford police and Chilliwack RCMP officers with help from a police dog unit.
A search of the vehicle turned up about 370 grams of combined fentanyl and meth, equivalent to about 800 individual doses.
On Tuesday, 47-year-old Jason Himpfen was charged with possession for the purpose of trafficking, flight from police and dangerous operation of a motor vehicle.
“This offender, who refused to stop for police, exhibited careless disregard for the citizens of Abbotsford and Chilliwack,” said Abbotsford police Insp. Kevin Murray. “The sizeable quantity of drugs seized by AbbyPD officers would have otherwise hit our streets and imperilled even more lives than the ones he imperilled through his reckless driving behaviour.”
Watch clips from the Air 1 surveillance footage here: