Peterborough Police Seize Drugs and Loaded Firearm During Traffic Stop
/A 28-year-old St. Catharines man is facing 10 Criminal Code charges and 4 Highway Traffic Act charges after drugs and a loaded firearm were seized during a traffic stop in Peterborough Thursday evening.
photo courtesy of the peterborough petes.
At approximately 10 p.m. on Jan. 22, officers on general patrol in the O’Carroll Avenue and Aylmer Street area spotted a vehicle that failed to stop properly at two stop signs. Officers conducted a traffic stop and learned that the driver was suspended. The driver was taken into custody.
During a search of the vehicle after arrest officers located and seized:
Loaded Handgun
349.5 grams of Cocaine
22.1 grams of Crack Cocaine
7.3 grams of Fentanyl
Drug paraphernalia
Cell phones
Canadian currency
Cannabis paraphernalia
As a result of the investigation, a 28-year-old St. Catharines man was arrested and charged with:
Unauthorized Possession Of A Firearm
Unauthorized Possession Of A Prohibited Or Restricted Firearm
Knowledge Of Unauthorized Possession Of Firearm
Occupant Of Motor Vehicle Knowing There Was Firearm
Possession Of Loaded Prohibited Or Restricted Firearm
Possession Of A Schedule I Substance For The Purpose Of Trafficking – Cocaine
Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of Trafficking- Other Drugs (Fentanyl)
Possession Of A Schedule I Substance For The Purpose Of Trafficking - Crack-Cocaine
Possession Of Proceeds Of Property Obtained By Crime Under $5000 - In Canada
Failure To Comply With Undertaking
Driving while under suspension (Highway Traffic Act)
Disobey stop sign - stop wrong place (Highway Traffic Act)
Disobey stop sign - fail to stop (Highway Traffic Act)
Drive vehicle or boat with cannabis readily available (Cannabis Control Act)
The accused is currently bound by an undertaking with the following condition: to not posses any firearm, crossbow, prohibited weapon, restricted weapon, prohibited device, firearm part, ammunition, prohibited ammunition or explosive substance.
The accused is being held in custody and will appear in court Friday.
There are several ways to report a crime to the Peterborough Police Service:
Emergency call 9-1-1
Non-emergency call 705-876-1122 x225
Online through the official Online Reporting Portal where you can also upload photos and/or video.
