Police have arrested and charged two people with drug-related offences after a traffic stop in Sturgeon Falls.
On July 23 shortly after 2:30 a.m., Nipissing West OPP saw the passenger in a vehicle not wearing a seatbelt. The vehicle was stopped on Front Street, West Nipissing.
The driver was arrested for being a suspended driver and the passenger was arrested on an outstanding warrant.
A search discovered cash and drugs suspected to be methamphetamine, cocaine and other drugs.
Onofrio Di Pisa, 55, from West Nipissing, is charged with:
- Possession of proceeds of property obtained by crime under $5,000
- Three counts of possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking
- Driving under licence of other jurisdiction while suspended in Ontario
- Drive a vehicle with cannabis in open baggage
Nicole Rees, 40, from Sudbury, is charged with:
- Fail to comply with probation order
- Three counts of possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking
- Passenger - fails to properly wear a seat belt
Both were held for Bail Court and are scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice today in North Bay.
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