Canadian forex, suspected psilocybin mushrooms, suspected hash, suspected cocaine, and suspected hashish — in addition to some associated paraphernalia — seized by police following a visitors cease on Freeway 401 in Tyendinaga Township. Picture by way of L&A OPP.
Driving with a burnt-out taillight led to being arrested and charged with a variety of critical drug-related offences for one Kingston resident, in response to the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP).
It was the burnt-out gentle that triggered police to cease the motive force within the first place, the OPP stated. Officers have been conducting “stationary traffic enforcement” on the Marysville on-ramp to Freeway 401 westbound in Tyendinaga Township on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024, police stated. Simply earlier than 8 p.m. that evening, a car handed the officers and tried to merge with visitors headed westbound on the freeway, in response to a press launch from the Lennox and Addington (L&A) County OPP. The officers noticed the burnt-out taillight and carried out a visitors cease because of this.
“During the traffic stop, police observed alcohol and cannabis in the vehicle,” police stated.
A subsequent search of the car discovered the next, in response to the OPP:
One gram of suspected cannabisTwo grams of suspected hashOne gram of suspected cocaine33 grams of suspected psilocybin mushrooms$11,000 in money
Police stated the motive force, 48-year-old Wayne Leslie of Kingston, was arrested on the scene. The OPP charged Leslie with:
Possession of a Schedule III substance for the aim of traffickingPossession of a Schedule I substance – cocainePossession of property obtained by crime with a price over $5,000Driving a car or boat with hashish available
Based on the OPP, Leslie was launched from custody and is scheduled to seem earlier than the Ontario Court docket of Justice in Napanee in late November.
