NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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Festive RIDE spot check leads to drug charges
PENETANGUISHENE – On Wednesday December 21, 2016 at approximately 1:57 p.m. officers from the Southern Georgian Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting a RIDE (Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere) spot at Lafontaine Road and Robert Street West in Penetanguishene, ON.
A lone male approached the officers in a grey Pontiac Sunfire. Upon speaking to the male an officer detected a smell of alcohol and a suspected smell of cannabis marihuana.
After investigation the male driver Brian Wagner (age 57) from Barrie was issued a seven day warn range driver’s licence suspension. His driver’s licence was seized and he was further charged with:
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Adult possession of a schedule I substance – Other Drugs contrary to the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act
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Adult possession of a schedule II substance – Cannabis marijuana – under 30 grams contrary to the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act
The accused is schedule to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice on March 2, 2017 in Midland, ON.
Members of the Southern Georgian Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police are committed to public safety, delivering proactive and innovative policing in partnership with our communities.Officers value your contribution to building safe communities. If you have information about suspected unlawful activity, please visit Crime Stoppers at: www.crimestopperssdm.com or call 1-800-222-TIPS (8477)
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