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Pickering Man Facing Drug Charges After Traffic Stop In Peterborough

PETERBOROUGH-A 45-year-old Pickering man is facing charges after a traffic stop in Peterborough on Monday morning.

At approximately 8:45am on January 16, 2022, officers on general patrol in the Park Street South and Lansdowne Street West area conducted a traffic stop.  Police say during the stop it was determined that the driver was a prohibited driver under the Criminal Code, and he was taken into custody.  Officers further searched the vehicle and say they located:

  • Cocaine – 98.3 grams
  • Fentanyl – 3 grams
  • Drug paraphernalia
  • Canadian Currency

As a result of the investigation, a 45-year-old Pickering man was arrested and charged with:

  • Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of Trafficking – Cocaine
  • Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of Trafficking-Opioid (other than heroin)
  • Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of Trafficking- Other Drugs
  • Possession of proceeds of property obtained by crime under $5000 – in Canada
  • Operation While Prohibited under the Criminal Code

The accused was released on an undertaking and is scheduled to appear in court February 1, 2023.

 

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Pamela Vanmeer
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Pamela VanMeer is a two time winner of the prestigious Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) Award. Her investigative reports on abuse in Long Term Care Homes garnered international attention for the issue and won the Ron Laidlaw Award. She is a former reporter and anchor at CHEX News, now Global Peterborough and helped launch the New CHEX Daily, a daily half hour talk show. While at CHCH News in Hamilton she covered some of the biggest news stories of the day.

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