NEWS RELEASE
SOUTH SIMCOE POLICE
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INNISFIL - Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020 around 1:30 p.m., a South Simcoe Police Service officer conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle without a front licence plate on Innisfil Beach Road in Alcona. After speaking with the driver, a roadside drug screening test was conducted which produced a positive result for cocaine and THC. After observing drug paraphernalia in the vehicle, police conducted a search which resulted in the seizure of a number of items including:
• A plastic container with approximately 5 ounces of suspected cocaine
• One bag containing 5 grams of suspected cocaine
• One bag containing 8 grams of suspected methamphetamine
• A quantity of marijuana
• A quantity of cash
As a result of investigation, 22-year-old Melissa Garwood of Innisfil was charged with:
• Possession for the purpose of trafficking
• three counts of drug possession including suspected cocaine
• Possession of property obtained by crime
Garwood was issued a ticket for novice driver presence of drug and received a three-day warn range suspension. She was released with a future court date.
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