Male arrested in M’Chigeeng drug bust
On March 1, members of the UCCM Anishnaabe Police Service, acting on a Controlled Drugs and Substance Act (CDSA) search warrant, attended a residence in M’Chigeeng First Nation and as a result, arrested one male person in the the residence.
Charged with numerous CDSA charges is a 45-year-old male of M’Chigeeng First Nation.
Various illicit drugs were seized from the residence including cannabis resin, morphine pills and drug paraphernalia, along with $2,800 in cash. The accused was released on a promise to appear and undertaking with conditions with a court date of April 25, 2016.
UCCM Anishnaabe Police would like to remind the public that the distribution of illicit drugs is not condoned in our First Nation and urge the public to report any suspicious drug activity to the UCCM Anishnaaabe Police Service or to the Sudbury Crime Stoppers.
Vehicle in the ditch leads to impaired driving charge
In the early morning hours of Thursday, March 3, members of the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a vehicle in the ditch on Golf Course Road, Gordon Township. The driver was arrested after officers determined he was impaired by the consumption of alcohol.
As a result of this investigation, a 23-year-old male of Gordon Township has been charged with impaired driving and exceeding the legal limit of alcohol in his blood, contrary to sections 253(1) (a) & 253(1) (b) of the Criminal Code of Canada.
The accused is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Gore Bay on March 21, 2016.
The OPP is reminding motorists that there is no safe amount of alcohol consumption when driving. Anyone who suspects a driver is driving while impaired is urged to call police by dialing 9-1-1 immediately.
