(PETROLIA, ON) –On Thursday July 23, 2015, at approximately 7:40 p.m., Lambton County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop on Nauvoo Road, Brooke-Alvinston Township for a Highway Traffic Act violation.
Lambton OPP stopped a male party operating a scooter on Nauvoo Road, Brooke-Alvinston Township. During the traffic stop, officers suspected that the driver of the scooter had been consuming alcoholic beverages just prior to operating the scooter. A roadside breath demand was made to which the driver of the scooter complied. During the investigation, OPP also discovered a large quantity of suspected Cannabis Marihuana in the driver’s possession which was weighed to be approximately 466.5 grams.
24-year-old Derek Marie CAIL of St. Clair Township, ON was issued a 3-Day Drivers Licence Suspension and further charged with:
Possession of a Schedule II Substance – Cannabis Marihuana – Over 30 grams
The accused will appear in the Sarnia Ontario Court of Justice on Monday September 9, 2015.
Illicit drugs continue to be a scourge in society and an ongoing threat to the safety of Ontario residents and communities. The OPP remains strongly committed to work within all of our communities across the province to stem the tide of illicit drugs.