Traffic stop leads to drug charges

NEWS RELEASE

ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE

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LAIRD TOWNSHIP – On August 22, 2016 at approximately 2 p.m. an officer with the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Highway Safety Division observed a vehicle traveling eastbound on Highway 17 at a high rate of speed.

The vehicle was stopped and as a result of further investigation, 8.4 lbs of Cannabis Marijuana and under $5,000 in Canadian Currency was seized.

The estimated street value of the Cannabis Marihuana is $76,240.

The driver of the vehicle Sacha Cesar-Nelson, age 35, of Saint Hubert, Quebec was arrested and charged with:

• Possession of a Schedule 11 substance-Cannabis Marijuana-over 30 grams contrary to section 4(1) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act   (CDSA)
• Possession of a Schedule 11 substance for the purpose of Trafficking- over 3 kg contrary to section 5(2) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act   (CDSA)
• Fail to Comply with Probation Order contrary to section 733.1(1) of the Criminal Code (CC)
• Possession Property Obtained by Crime over $5,000 contrary to section 354(1)(a) of the Criminal Code (CC)
• Exceed the speed limit contrary to section 128 Highway Traffic Act (HTA)

The accused was remanded to the Ontario Court of Justice in Sault Ste Marie on Aug. 23, 2016.

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