On May 5, 2016 at 1:25 a.m., a member of the Espanola Police Service stopped a vehicle on Centre Street for a licence plate light infraction, and while speaking to the male driver, the officer observed there to be Marihuana on the lap of the female passenger, who handed over a baggy containing approximately 10 grams of the substance to the officer. During a search of the vehicle incident to arrest, the officer located 15 Oxycodone pills in the glove box.
As a result of the traffic stop, a 36-year old male, and a 37-year female from Little Current were charged with two counts of possession of a controlled substance. They will appear in Espanola Court on July 12, 2016, to answer to their charges.