Two People Charged With Drug Possession Following An Impaired Driving Call
/Two people are facing drug charges after a possible impaired driving call early Monday morning.
Photo by David Tuan Bui.
At roughly 6:45 a.m., officers received calls regarding a possible impaired driver. Police arrived at the underground parking lot in the Sheridan Street and Hunter Street area and located a man and a woman in a vehicle. While there were no signs of impairment with the driver, the officer noticed drug paraphernalia.
During a search of the man after arrest, officers seized:
13.7grams of Fentanyl
3 Fentanyl tablets
Cell phone
Canadian currency
Scale
A 56-year-old Peterborough man was arrested and charged with:
Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of Trafficking-Opioid (other than heroin)
Possession of a Schedule I Substance - Opioid (other than heroin)
Possession of proceeds of property obtained by crime under $5000 - in Canada
The accused was held in custody and appeared in court on Monday.
A 24-year-old Peterborough woman was arrested and charged with:
Possession of a Schedule I Substance - Opioid (other than heroin)
