A driver was arrested overnight and charged with drug-trafficking offences after police say he was stopped because his vehicle's "full headlighting system" wasn't on.
Barrie police say they spotted the vehicle on Bayfield Street just before 1:00 a.m. this morning.
"Officers activated their emergency equipment and the involved motor vehicle turned left onto Sophia Street East and came to a stop," police wrote in a release.
"Officers approached the car and based upon observations that were made, requested the driver and a female passenger to exit it so that a proper search could be safely conducted."
Police say they located suspected cocaine, fentanyl, and oxycodone.
The driver was transported to police headquarters where the investigation continued. According to officers, the female passenger was not arrested.
A 22-year-old Scarborough man has been held in custody pending a bail hearing that is scheduled this afternoon.
He faces the following charges:
- Possession of a schedule I Substance (Cocaine)
- Possession of a schedule I Substance (Fentanyl)
- Possession of a schedule I Substance (Oxycodone)
- Possession of a schedule I Substance for the purpose of trafficking (Cocaine)
- Possession of a schedule I Substance for the purpose of trafficking (Fentanyl)
- Possession of a schedule I Substance for the purpose of trafficking (Oxycodone)
- Failure to comply with undertaking
- Drive without proper headlights - motor vehicle
- Obstruct plate
- Fail to have insurance card
- Have care or control of vehicle or boat with cannabis readily available
- Drive vehicle or boat with cannabis in open original packaging
Banner image via the Barrie Police Service
