(CALEDON, ON) – On August 8th, 2014 at approximately 8:43 pm, officers from the Street Crime Unit (SCU) of the Caledon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) observed suspicious activity in an alley on Ellwood Drive West. The officers observed a male running on Ellwood Drive to a black Honda. The male was then seen entering the driver’s side of the vehicle which was occupied by another male.
The officers requested the assistance from a uniform patrol officer to conduct a vehicle stop.
Upon speaking with the driver, officers immediately observed that he was concealing illegal substances in the front of his shorts. The driver was detained for a drug investigation and a search uncovered a sock which contained drugs, believed to be crack cocaine and cocaine with a street value of $5,570.00. Officers further located the driver in possession of a large quantity of cash and 2 cellular telephones.
In conclusion, Rhyan Thomas McMULLAN, 26, of Barrie was arrested and charged with Trafficking, Possession of a Schedule 1 Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking and Possession of Property Obtained by Crime.
The accused was held in custody overnight and appeared at the Ontario Court of Justice in Orangeville the following day.
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