Giovanni JERVIS – Impaired Driving

(THAMES CENTRE, ON) – Traffic stop results in impaired and drug trafficking charges for driver.

On December 13, 2025, at 3:21 a.m., a member of the Middlesex County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) while on general patrol in the eastbound lanes of Highway 401, Municipality of Thames Centre, performed a traffic stop on a suspicious vehicle.  

The driver was placed under arrest, at which time a quantity of illicit drugs was located and seized.

As a result, Giovanni JERVIS, a 25-year-old of St. Catharines, has been charged under the Criminal Code and Controlled Drugs, Substances Act and Cannabis Control Act with:

·      Operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration (80 plus)

·      Poss of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of Trafficking-Opioid (other than heroin)

·      Drive vehicle or boat with cannabis in open baggage

The accused was held for bail.   

The OPP can be reached anywhere in the Province of Ontario at 1-888-310-1122. 

If you wish to remain anonymous you can contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) where you may be eligible for a cash reward of up to $2000. 

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