Manitoba RCMP located more than they bargained for after finding a truck in a ditch near Portage la Prairie. 

Shortly after 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, officer Portage la Prairie RCMP received a report of a truck in the south ditch of the Trans-Canada Highway at Road 22 West in the RM of Portage la Prairie. 

When officers went to check on the vehicle, which was frozen to the ground, they found four people inside with drug paraphernalia in plain view. 

All four people were arrested. Following a search of the vehicle, officers located fentanyl. They also learned that the driver had warrants out for his arrest. 

42-year-old Gary Abigosis is charged with possession of a controlled substance and failure to comply with a release order. Meanwhile, a second male, 49-year-old Anthony Abigosis was arrested for possession of a controlled substance and was wanted on a warrant. He remains in custody. 

A 39-year-old male and a 21-year-old female also in the vehicle were released without charge.