(PEMBROKE, ON) – An individual is facing numerous charges after an impaired driving investigation resulted in the seizure of a significant quantity of cash and suspected fentanyl and cocaine.
On January 15, 2026, at approximately 1:00 p.m. members of the Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a possible impaired driver in the area of International Drive in the City of Pembroke. In short order, police located the vehicle and driver in a parking lot on International Drive. Upon speaking with the driver police entered into an impaired driving investigation. The driver was taken into custody, and testing was conducted by a Drug Recognition Expert (DRE) officer at the detachment. Suspected fentanyl and cocaine were seized during the investigation along with over $20,000 in cash.
As a result of this investigation 42-year-old David Nelson WHITE of Providence Bay, Ontario, has been charged with the following Criminal Code (CC) and Controlled Drugs Substances Act (CDSA) offences:
· Operation while impaired – drugs
· Possession of a schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking – fentanyl – three counts
· Possession of a schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking – cocaine
· Possession of proceeds of property obtained by crime over $5000
· Possession of proceeds of property obtained by crime under $5000
· Possessing cannabis for the purpose of selling
The accused had their driver’s licence suspended for 90 days and their vehicle was towed and impounded for seven days. The accused was held for a bail hearing at the Ontario Court of Justice in Pembroke.
