The Traffic Incident Management Enforcement (T.I.M.E.) Team of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged two people in Loyalist after drugs were seized during a traffic stop.
On April 30 at approximately 8:30 p.m., officers conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle travelling westbound on Hwy 401 in Loyalist Township.
During the investigation approximately 130 grams of suspected marijuana, 180 grams of suspected cocaine and methamphetamine, as well as 112 suspected Xanax and oxycodone pills were seized. Canadian currency and drug paraphernalia were also seized.
As a result a 20-year-old and 21-year-old, both of Toronto, were charged with:
- Possession of a schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking – cocaine –
- Possession of over 30g dried cannabis (or equivalent) in a public place
The 20-year-old was further charged with:
- Possession of a schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking – methamphetamine
- Possession of proceeds of property obtained by crime over $5,000
- Failure to comply with undertaking
- Drive vehicle with cannabis readily available
- Fail to properly wear seatbelt
Both were released from custody and are scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Greater Napanee on June 28, 2022.