Two Ottawa residents are facing multiple charges after police stopped a stolen vehicle and seized drugs.
North Bay OPP were patrolling Highway 17 on the evening of March 23 when the Automated License Plate Recognition system detected a stolen vehicle.
Officers conducted a traffic stop, and both the driver and passenger were arrested for possession of stolen property.
During a search police seized fentanyl, crystal methamphetamine, hydromorphone, and morphine, with an estimated street value of $6,500.
Also seized were:
- five cell phones,
- a digital scale,
- drug packaging materials,
- an expandable baton,
- gift cards,
- and $580 in cash
William Bolesreidge, 36, and Christianne Wabano, 35, were 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 - hydromorphone
- Possession of a schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking - morphine
- Possession of a schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking - methamphetamine
- Possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000
- Possession of proceeds of property obtained by crime under $5,000
Bolesreidge was also charged with two counts of driving while under suspension, while Wabano faces two additional charges of failing to comply with a probation order.
Both remain in custody and are scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in North Bay on March 26.
