(LAIRD TOWNSHIP, ON) – On August 22, 2016 at approximately 2:00 p.m. an officer with the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Highway Safety Division observed a vehicle traveling eastbound on Highway 17 at a high rate of speed.
The vehicle was stopped and as a result of further investigation, 8.4 lbs of Cannabis Marihuana and under $5000 in Canadian Currency was seized.
The estimated street value of the Cannabis Marihuana is $76,240.
The driver of the vehicle Sacha CESAR-NELSON, age 35, of Saint Hubert, Quebec was arrested and charged with:
Possession of a Schedule 11 substance-Cannabis Marihuana-over 30 grams contrary to section 4(1) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA)
Possession of a Schedule 11 substance for the purpose of Trafficking- over 3 kg contrary to section 5(2) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA)
Fail to Comply with Probation Order contrary to section 733.1(1) of the Criminal Code (CC)
Possession Property Obtained by Crime over $5000 contrary to section 354(1)(a) of the Criminal Code (CC)
Exceed the speed limit contrary to section 128 Highway Traffic Act (HTA)
The accused was remanded to the Ontario Court of Justice in Sault Ste Marie, August 23, 2016.