(photo supplied by Perth County OPP)(photo supplied by Perth County OPP)
Sarnia

Over $10K worth of drugs seized in RIDE stop

A 23-year-old London man faces 10 counts of possession for the purpose of trafficking after being stopped at a RIDE checkpoint in Grand Bend.

Lambton OPP said the suspect was stopped on Friday, May 21 at around 9:10 p.m.

Police allegedly seized a "large quantity of various controlled substances", worth over $10,000.

Dorian Soares is charged with six counts of possession of a schedule 1 substance for the purpose of trafficking, three counts of possession of a schedule 3 substance for the purpose of trafficking, and one count of possession of a schedule 4 substance for the purpose of trafficking.

The OPP didn't specify what types of drugs were confiscated.

The suspect is scheduled to appear in Sarnia court on July 7, 2021.

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