The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested and charged two people after pulling over a vehicle in Bruce County.
According to police, officers were patrolling on Highway 21 near Chesley Lake Road around 4:25 p.m. on Friday when they received an automated licence plate recognition system (ALPR) alert for a suspended driver.
Police pulled the vehicle over and determined that the driver was not the owner of the vehicle had a prohibited licence. A search of the vehicle turned up cannabis, methamphetamine, fentanyl, and ecstasy, police said.
A 28-year-old from Saugeen Shores has been charged with:
Operation while prohibited under the criminal code
Driving while under suspension
Possessing cannabis for the purpose of selling
Drive vehicle or boat with cannabis readily available
Possession of a schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking - methamphetamine
Possession of a schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking - other drugs
Possession of a schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking - opioid
Fail to comply with probation order
A 34-year-old from Huron-Kinloss has been charged with:
Possession of weapon for dangerous purpose
Possession of cannabis for the purpose of selling
Possession of a schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking - methamphetamine
Possession of a schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking - other drugs
Possession of a schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking - opioid
Carrying concealed weapon
Unauthorized possession of weapon
Disobeying order of court
Fail to comply with probation order
