NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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PENETANGUISHENE - A member of the Southern Georgian Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was conducting traffic patrol on Thompson Road in the Town of Penetanguishene on Feb. 3, 2020 when the officer stopped a vehicle for a traffic violation at 11:05 p.m. at Jennings Drive.
The officer while investigating the traffic offence the located and seized a quantity of substances believed to be heroin and cocaine along with associated drug paraphernalia.
The driver was arrested at the scene and transported back to Southern Georgian Bay Detachment for further investigation. The suspected drug seizure was weighed and valued with a street value of approximately $6300.00
As a result of this investigation OPP investigators have charged the vehicle driver- Jacob Edwin Buchanan 30 years of Gravenhurst with the following offences.
- Poss of a schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking - heroin
- Poss of a schedule I substance- cocaine
contrary to the Controlled Drug and Substances Act
- Fail to comply with recognizance (three counts)
- Fail to comply with probation Order (two counts)
contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada
- Speeding 1 - 49 Km/h over posted limit
- Driving while under suspension
contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada
The accused was held in custody for a bail hearing before the Ontario Court of Justice in Barrie and upon release will appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Midland at a future date.
OPP officers always appreciate calls from the public to alert them of a possible impaired driver on the roadway as an essential part of the enforcement job is to save lives and reduce injuries on our roadways by working with our community members.
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