(Thames Centre, ON) – On June 13, 2021 at 1:30 a.m., members of the Middlesex County Ontario Provincial Police received a report of a possible impaired driver, travelling westbound on Highway 401, in Oxford County.
Middlesex OPP observed for and located the vehicle near Elgin Road, Thames Centre, at which point a traffic stop was conducted.
Located in the vehicle was a large quantity of drugs, with an estimated street value, in excess of $100,000.
As a result, Randy NAHDEE, a 49-year-old of Walpole Island First Nation has been charged with:
- Operation while impaired – drugs, section 320.14(1)(a) of the Criminal Code of Canada
- Poss of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of Trafficking – Methamphetamine, section 5(2) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act
- Poss of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of Trafficking-Opioid (other than heroin), section 5(2) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act
- Poss of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of Trafficking – Cocaine, section 5(2) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act
- Poss of a Schedule III substance for the purpose of Trafficking – LSD, section 5(2) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act
- Poss of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of Trafficking-Opioid (other than heroin), section 5(2) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act
The accused was held for a bail hearing at the Ontario Court of Justice in London on June 13, 2021.
The Middlesex OPP wants to remind the public that if you see anything suspicious or suspect an impaired driver you should contact the Ontario Provincial Police or your nearest police authority immediately.
