A vehicle stop in Simcoe leads to illicit drugs being seized.
It took place on Wednesday, with the Community Street Crime Unit flagged down a vehicle on Queensway East and found sufficient grounds to arrest the driver.
A search of both the driver and the vehicle led to the discovery and seizure of a quantity of Canadian currency and drug paraphernalia, later that morning they then executed a search at a residence on Queensway East where they seized suspected Hydromorphone and fentanyl.
76-year-old John Hawkings of Norfolk County was 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) (two counts),
- Possession of proceeds of property obtained by crime under $5,000 – in Canada.