Traffic stop leads to drug charge

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A Windsor man faces a handful of charges after a traffic stop on the 401 earlier this week.

OPP officials say on March 27, around 10 p.m., a Chatham-Kent Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) member was traveling eastbound on Highway 401 when they attempted to stop a vehicle for a traffic violation.

The driver failed to stop and was seen discarding large quantities of an unknown substance out the passenger window.

The vehicle was stopped and while speaking with the driver a quantity of Cannabis Marijuana was observed inside the vehicle.

As a result, the male driver, a 48-year-old Windsor man has been charged with the following offences:

– Possession of a Controlled Substance, contrary to the Controlled Drug and Substances Act,

– Obstruct Peace Officer, contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada,

– Fail to stop for police, contrary to the Highway Traffic Act, and

– Improper number plate light, contrary to the Highway Traffic Act.

The accused is required to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice on May 4, 2017 to answer to the charges.

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