Various drugs, drug paraphernalia, and cash seized by OPP, February 7, 2024. Photo provided by Norfolk OPP. Various drugs, drug paraphernalia, and cash seized by OPP, February 7, 2024. Photo provided by Norfolk OPP.
London

Drug trafficking charges laid after fentanyl, cocaine found in vehicle

A 26-year-old Norfolk man is facing nearly a dozen drug trafficking charges after police found fentanyl, cocaine, and methamphetamine inside a vehicle in Simcoe.

Officers with the Norfolk and Haldimand OPP community street crime unit stopped the vehicle on Norfolk Street just after 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday. A search of the vehicle turned up an undisclosed quantity of suspected fentanyl, cocaine, crack cocaine, ecstasy (MDMA), and methamphetamine, as well as drug paraphernalia, weapons, and cash, police said.

The driver and lone occupant of the vehicle was arrested.

The 26-year-old man is charged with 10 offences including possession of drugs for the purpose of trafficking, possession of a dangerous weapon, carrying a concealed weapon, and possession of a firearm or ammunition contrary to prohibition order.

The man is scheduled to appear in a Simcoe court in relation to the charges.

Read More Local Stories

Crash in Tilbury claims driver's life

Chatham-Kent police reported a 44-year-old man driving a pickup truck was killed in the crash at Jeanettes Creek Road and Coutts Line around 6 p.m. Tuesday.

CK police charge woman with assault

According to Chatham-Kent police, the victim was walking around King Street East in Chatham when she was approached by a woman she didn't know and struck in the face.

(File photo courtesy of © Can Stock Photo Inc. / dehooks)

Scoreboard, Aug 5

The Toronto Blue Jays lost 7-2 to the Houston Astros on Tuesday while the Detroit Tigers won their fourth straight, 8-0 over Seattle.