(WEST NIPISSING, ON) – Two people were arrested and charged after The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop.
On April 8, 2024, shortly before 2:00 a.m., members from the Nipissing West Detachment of the OPP were on general patrol, and conducted a traffic stop with a vehicle on Front Street, West Nipissing.
The driver was found to be a suspended driver and was arrested. A search of the vehicle located knives, digital scales and drugs suspected to be methamphetamine and cocaine.
As a result of the investigation, Keith BAZINET, 45-years-of-age, from the Noelville, was charged with:
- Possession of a schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking – two counts
- Fail to comply with Probation Order
- Driving while under suspension
- Have care or control of vehicle or boat with cannabis in open baggage
The accused was held for Bail Court and is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice on April 8, 2024, in North Bay.
The passenger, Samantha LABELLE, 36-years-of-age, from Sudbury, was also arrested and charged with, possession of a schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking – two counts.
The accused was released and is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice on May 2, 2024, in North Bay.