William CAMPBELL Facing Numerous Charges

(TAY VALLEY TWP, ON) – – The Lanark County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged a Montague Township resident with impaired driving and possession of drugs for the purpose of trafficking.

Officers responded to a complaint of a vehicle on the side of the road and the driver slumped over on Highway 7 at Gambles Side Road, in Tay Valley Township on Sunday, April 27, 2025, just after 11:00 a.m.

The officers, while conducting a traffic investigation, arrested the driver and transported the individual to the Lanark Detachment in Perth for testing. A search of the vehicle located a large amount of cash, suspected cocaine, suspected methamphetamine and suspected psilocybin, as well as weapons.

As a result of the investigation, William CAMPBELL, 28-years-old, of Montague Township, has been charged with:

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

·        Operation while impaired – alcohol

·        Possession of schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking – two counts

·        Possession of schedule III substance for the purpose of trafficking

·        Possession of proceeds of crime under $5000

The accused was released from custody and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Perth on May 26, 2025.

The individual’s driver’s licence has been suspended for 90 days (Administrative Driver’s Licence Suspension), and the vehicle was impounded for seven days.

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