Trial date scheduled for accused in large drug seizure in Quesnel

A 25-year old man, charged in connection with a drug bust in Quesnel, is scheduled to got to trial.
Farbn Japow is due back in court on November 12th.
Two days have been set aside for his trial.
Japow is facing numerous charges, including possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking, possession of a weapon for dangerous purpose, flight from police, resisting arrest, assaulting a police officer, and dangerous operation of a vehicle.
The charges were laid following an incident back on August 3,2024.
RCMP say they attempted to stop a vehicle on Carson Avenue but the white SUV then took off at a high rate of speed.
Police say it was then seeing driving dangerously on Anderson Drive and narrowly missed causing a collision.
The vehicle was eventually stopped while heading south on Highway 97 with the use of a spike belt.
RCMP say the driver then ran from the vehicle but was quickly apprehended with the assistance of a police dog.
Police say they seized a replica handgun, more than 1.3 kilograms of suspected fentanyl, other assorted illicit drugs, ammunition, and more than $7,000 in cash.

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