More than $6k in drugs, cash seized following Hwy. 69 traffic stop
Three people are facing numerous drug and other charges following an Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) traffic stop on Thursday.
At approximately 2 a.m., officers from the OPP’s West Parry Sound Detachment initiated a traffic stop on Highway 69 in Archipelago Township.
“As a result of further investigation, officers seized over $6,000 of suspected cocaine and fentanyl and over $10,000 in Canadian currency,” said police in a news release Friday.
The 26-year-old driver from Scarborough along with a 26-year-old passenger also from Scarborough and a 44-year-old passenger from Sudbury have all been charged with trafficking.
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The driver has also been charged with stunt driving, failing to stop for police and possession of proceeds of crime over $5,000.
The passenger from Scarborough is also facing a possession of proceeds of crime charge and a failure to comply with a probation order charge.
The Sudbury passenger is also charged with possession of cocaine and three counts of failing to comply with a release order.
All of the accused were held pending a bail hearing on March 17.
None of the allegations has been proven in court.
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