Drugs, weapons and cash seized by Norfolk OPP from a vehicle in Simcoe, August 10, 2021. Photo courtesy of Norfolk OPP.Drugs, weapons and cash seized by Norfolk OPP from a vehicle in Simcoe, August 10, 2021. Photo courtesy of Norfolk OPP.
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OPP seize fentanyl, guns, knives from vehicle

Provincial police are crediting an alert officer in Simcoe with removing two guns, two knives, and a quantity of illicit drugs from the streets.

The officer was on patrol just after midnight on Tuesday when they stopped to investigate a vehicle at an address on Evergreen Hill Road. A search of the vehicle turned up an unspecified amount of fentanyl and methamphetamine, weapons, and cash.

The driver and two passengers were arrested.

A 39-year-old Woodstock man, a 28-year-old Norfolk County woman, and a 41-year-old Brantford resident are charged with multiple offences including possession of drugs for the purpose of trafficking, unauthorized possession of a weapon, and possession of break-in instruments and property of crime under $5,000.

The Woodstock man is additionally charged with driving without a licence and driving with cannabis readily available.

All three are scheduled to appear in court in relation to the charges at a later date.

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