An Alberta man is facing serious drug charges after being charged for impaired driving near Massey on May 9.
Officers with the Ontario Provincial Police’s Manitoulin Detachment report that shortly after 7 p.m. on May 9, OPP received a complaint regarding a damaged black pickup truck parked in a residential driveway on Highway 17 in Sable-Spanish Rivers Township.
The person who called told police they believed the person in the vehicle was impaired.
When officers arrived, they spoke to the driver and they, too, believed the man to be impaired by alcohol.
“The driver was arrested, and their truck was searched,” OPP said. “Police seized approximately 25 kilograms of suspected methamphetamine and 15.2 grams of suspected cocaine.”
Police estimate the value of the drugs seized to be $3.7 million.
“With the support of the Greater Sudbury Police Service (GSPS) Canine Unit, police also seized $3,400 in Canadian currency, a weight scale, 39-millimetre rounds of ammunition, packaging materials and two cell phones.”
The driver was returned to detachment for further tests.
As a result, the 35-year-old from Chestermere, Alta., was arrested and charged with:
- Operation while impaired - alcohol and drugs
- Operation while impaired - blood alcohol concentration (80 plus)
- Possession of methamphetamine for the purpose of trafficking
- Possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking
- Possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000
- Operate unsafe vehicle
- Drive motor vehicle - no licence
- Operate motor vehicle without insurance
- Drive motor vehicle - no permit
- Having care or control of a motor vehicle with an open container of liquor
The accused was held for bail and was to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice Virtual Bail Court in Sudbury on May 10.
None of the allegations have been tested in court and the accused is considered innocent unless proven guilty.
