(LITTLE CURRENT, ON) – On Saturday October 10, 2015 at 8:30 pm The Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was conducting a R.I.D.E. (Reduce Impaired Driving Enforcement) stop check on Highway 540 and Boozeneck Road in Little Current, Ontario. A red Dodge Caravan vehicle entered the check and upon the officer talking with the driver a strong odour of marihuana was detected. This interaction lead to further investigation and search of the vehicle which produced a large quantity of marihuana and an amount of cocaine being seized.
As a result of this investigation the driver of the vehicle Adrian JOCKO age 35 of Whitefish River First Nation, Ontario has been arrested and charged with the following offenses.
Possession of Schedule II (Marihuana) Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking contrary to the Controlled Drug and Substance Act.
Possession of Schedule I (Cocaine) Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking contrary to the Controlled Drug and Substance Act.
Possession of Schedule II (Marihuana) Substance contrary to the Controlled Drug and Substance Act.
Possession of Schedule II (Cocaine) Substance contrary to the Controlled Drug and Substance Act.
The passenger of the vehicle Danielle PREGENT age 29 of Birch Island, Ontario has also been arrested and charged with the following offences.
Possession of Schedule II (Marihuana) Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking contrary to the Controlled Drug and Substance Act.
Possession of Schedule I (Cocaine) Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking contrary to the Controlled Drug and Substance Act.
Possession of Schedule II (Marihuana) Substance contrary to the Controlled Drug and Substance Act.
Possession of Schedule II (Cocaine) Substance contrary to the Controlled Drug and Substance Act.
Both persons were later released on a Promise to Appear for Ontario Court of Justice in Gore Bay on the November 30, 2015.