Achi news desk-
Four people are facing drug trafficking and other charges following a traffic stop in Peterborough, Ont., Thursday night.
According to the Peterborough Police Service, at approximately 7pm, an officer on general patrol in the area of ​​Simcoe and Hunter streets located a suspicious vehicle that had been part of an investigation by a nearby police agency.
The officer – with the help of other officers and the gun unit – conducted a vehicle where he located and seized quantities of drugs. Four people in the vehicle were arrested.
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A Peterborough man, 44, and two Peterborough women, aged 25 and 27, were arrested and each charged with possession of a Schedule 1 substance for the purposes of trafficking (cocaine). The 27-year-old woman is facing a second charge of human trafficking related to fentanyl. They were also charged with possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000,
They were all released and are due to appear in court in Peterborough on April 9.
A 32-year-old man from Cavan Monaghan Township, Ont., was charged with two counts of possession with intent to traffic (cocaine and other drugs), along with impersonation with intent to avoid arrest, prosecution or obstruction of justice, obstructing a peace officer, possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000 and failure to comply with notice of appearance.
He was remanded in custody and is due to appear in court in Peterborough on Friday.
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