A Quebec man faces several drugs and weapons charges following his arrest stemming from a traffic stop on Highway 17 in Nipissing First Nation.
On February 13, at approximately 10:30 a.m., officers from the North Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police say they responded to a traffic complaint about a suspicious vehicle in the City of North Bay.
Police say a search of the vehicle located quantities of suspected drugs: cocaine, oxycodone, morphine, psylocibin and cyclobenzaprine; a quantity of Canadian currency and numerous weapons (brass knuckles, knives, baseball bat, and hatchet).
The 37-year-old Gatineau, Quebec, man has been charged with:
- Possession of a Schedule I Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking – Four Counts
- Possession of a Schedule III Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking
- Possession of a Schedule IV Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking
- Possession of a Weapon for Dangerous Purpose – Four Counts
- Possession of a Prohibited Device of Ammunition for Dangerous Purpose – Two Counts
- Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Under $5000
- Possession of Cannabis for the Purpose of Selling
The accused had been held in custody pending a bail hearing.
