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CK police briefs - Thursday, November 17, 2022

Wanted woman arrested at border crossing

A 50-year-old Walpole Island woman who was wanted by both Chatham-Kent police and OPP has been arrested after she turned up at the Walpole Island border crossing.

Chatham-Kent police said officials with the Canadian Border Services Agency notified them just before 1:30 p.m. Wednesday that the woman had been taken into custody.

She was taken back to police headquarters in Chatham where she was fingerprinted and then released to the OPP with a new court date.

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Police allegedly find illegal drugs on wanted man

A 39-year-old man who was already wanted for failing to attend court is facing more charges now after police allegedly found a "suspected controlled substance" in his possession.

Police said they made that discovery after arresting the man on Brander Avenue in Wallaceburg just after 10:30 p.m. Wednesday.

The discovery of drugs was strike two because police said the man had also been previously released with a condition not to be in possession of an illegal drug. The third strike was that he was also wanted by Lambton OPP on a separate matter.

A 39-year-old Wallaceburg man was arrested and charged with drug possession and failing to comply with his release conditions and then released to OPP with conditions and a future court date.

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