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Police make drug bust during RIDE check

The South Bruce OPP recently seized numerous drugs at a traffic stop in Paisley.

On October 2 just before 2:30 a.m., South Bruce OPP were conducting a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) program along Queen Street South in Paisley.

According to police, a vehicle drove up and an officer noted the driver was known to police from previous incidents and was violating existing terms of release.

The person was taken into custody, and a police search found 4 grams of suspected fentanyl, 5 grams of suspected methamphetamine, and 11 grams of suspected cocaine.

As a result, the 40-year-old from West Grey was charged with failure to comply with release order and possession of a schedule 1 substance.

The accused was held for a bail hearing and subsequently remanded into custody.

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