An obstructed licence plate led to impaired driving charges and more for a northern Ontario man.
On Feb. 2 at about 11 p.m., officers with the James Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) detachment pulled over a vehicle for having an obstructed licence plate on Fontaine Drive in Hearst, Ont., said police in a news release.
Officers determined that the driver had consumed an intoxicating substance.
“The individual was placed under arrest and transported to the Hearst OPP detachment for further testing,” OPP said.
According to authorities, a subsequent search resulted in the seizure of approximately 45 methamphetamine tablets.
As a result of the incident, the driver, a 48-year-old local man, was charged with drug trafficking in addition to two impaired driving charges. In addition to the charges the accused’s driver’s licence was suspended for 90 days and the vehicle stopped was impounded for seven days by police.
The accused was released from police custody and is scheduled to appear in court on March 5.
