A 55-year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection with a recent drug bust in Happy Valley-Goose Bay.

RCMP were contacted on November 27th by a concerned citizen who alerted them to a man unconscious in a vehicle.

Police located the driver and vehicle in question and the man, who voluntarily surrendered a quantity of cocaine, was arrested.

Paul Melville Vader has been charged with possession for the purpose of trafficking in cocaine, possession of property obtained by crime, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose and unauthorized possession of a prohibited weapon.

He was released on conditions to appear in court at a later date.