(THAMES CENTRE, ON) – Suspicious vehicle leads to multiple charges for driver.
On February 7, 2026, at 3:19 p.m., members of the Middlesex County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were dispatched to a business at 2300 Dorchester Road, in the Municipality of Thames Centre, for the report of a suspicious vehicle.
Police located the stationary vehicle, at which time the driver was placed under arrest.
A search of the vehicle revealed illicit drugs, suspected to be cocaine, as well as a prohibited device.
As a result, Adam HANSFORD, a 35-year-old of Dorchester, has been charged under the Criminal Code, Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and Liquor Licence Act with:
· Obstruct Peace Officer
· Possession of a prohibited device or ammunition
· Poss of a Schedule I Substance- Cocaine
· Having care or control of a motor vehicle with open container of liquor
The accused was released from police custody and is scheduled to attend the Ontario Court of Justice in London on March 20, 2026, to speak to the charges.
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