Drugs including fentanyl were seized and an arrest was made after an OPP officer spotted a wanted person in Midland Friday morning.
Southern Georgian Bay OPP say the officer noticed the suspect in a cab heading northbound on King Street around 10:39 a.m.
The officer then conducted a traffic stop.
"The individual was arrested and during this arrest a further investigation was commenced with a quantity of drugs being located including a significant quantity of suspected blue fentanyl, gold fentanyl and oxycodone along with Canadian cash and drug paraphernalia was seized," OPP said in a release.
A 49-year-old Elmvale man was charged with:
- Possession of a Schedule I Substance - Opioid (other than heroin)
- Possession of a Schedule I Substance- Other Drugs
- Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of Trafficking-Opioid (other than heroin) (two counts)
- Possession of proceeds of property obtained by crime under $5000 - in Canada
- Fail to Comply with Probation Order
He was released from custody to appear in court at a future date.