Orillia OPP say they seized a large quantity of drugs, including fentanyl and crack cocaine, during an impaired driving investigation.
On Tuesday around 9 a.m., officers were called to a Monarch Drive business for a possible impaired driver.
"Officers spoke with the male party who was showing numerous signs of being intoxicated," OPP said in a release.
Drugs, Canadian currency, and "items consistent with drug trafficking" were seized, police said.
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The confiscated items included:
- 183 grams of methamphetamine
- 46 grams of crack cocaine
- 146.1 grams of fentanyl
- 2 x 8 milligram tablets of hydromorphone
- $4035.00 of Canadian Currency
- Digital scale
- Numerous cellular devices
A 48-year-old Sudbury man has been charged with:
- Operation while impaired- drugs contrary to section 320.14(1)(a) of the Criminal Code of Canada
- Possession of a Schedule 1 Substance- Opioid contrary to section 4(1) of the Controlled Drug and Substance Act (CDSA) x2
- Possession of a Schedule 1 Substance- Cocaine section 4(1) CDSA
- Possession of a Schedule 1 Substance- Methamphetamine 4(1) CDSA
- Possession of a Schedule 1 substance for the purpose of Trafficking- Cocaine 5(2) CDSA
- Possession of a Schedule 1 Substance for the purpose of trafficking- methamphetamine 5(2) CDSA
- Possession of a Schedule 1 Substance for the purpose of trafficking- Opioid 5(2) CDSA
He was held in custody for a bail hearing.
