Lambton OPP Headquarters Petrolia (BlackburnNews.com file photo)Lambton OPP Headquarters Petrolia (BlackburnNews.com file photo)
Sarnia

Pound Of Pot Seized In Scooter Stop

The Lambton OPP says a large quantity of suspected cannabis marijuana was seized after a man riding a scooter was stopped on Nauvoo Rd. in Brooke-Alvinston last night.

Police say they suspected the driver had been consuming alcohol.

After complying with a demand for a roadside breath test, police allege marijuana was found in the man's possession that weighed in at 466.5 g (about a lb).

A 24-year-old man from St. Clair Township is charged with possession of marijuana, over 30 g.

He was also issued a three day driver's licence suspension and is to appear in Sarnia court September 9.

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Province providing Family Service Kent $586K

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Detail blue line with puck on ice hockey rink. © Can Stock Photo / fotoduki

Scoreboard, Nov. 14

Loads of local hockey action, and Canada punched a ticket to the semis of the IIHF Women's World Championship.