(BLUEWATER, ON) – On February 6, 2011 at approximately 4:30 pm, two Huron OPP officers were patrolling on Bluewater Highway when they observed a driver talking on a cell phone. The officers initiated a traffic stop and while speaking to the driver, they observed empty liquor bottles inside the vehicle. A subsequent search of the vehicle led to a bag of suspected marihuana being located under the driver seat.
The driver was subsequently arrested for Possession of a Controlled Substance. Due to extenuating circumstances, the driver has been held in police custody pending a bail hearing in the Ontario Court of Justice – Goderich on February 7, 2011.
Dean DOBSON (41) of Central Huron is facing one count of Possession of a Controlled Substance, one count of Breach Probation and one count of Drive Motor Vehicle Using Handheld Device.