Traffic stop leads to drug seizure valued at more than $70k
London police yielded a quantity of drugs valued at $38,910 on Sept. 8, 2024. (Source: London Police Service)
A man is facing charges after a traffic stop by London police yielded a quantity of drugs over the weekend.
Just before 5 p.m. Sunday, officers made a traffic stop in the area of Pond Mills Road and Ponds Edge Court.
Police said through investigation, they learned the suspect was a suspended driver and was arrested.
They also seized the following items:
- 272 grams of suspected cocaine, value: $27,200
- 22 grams of suspected crack cocaine, value: $2,220
- 164 grams of suspected carfentanil, value: $32,800
- 75 grams of suspected fentanyl, value: $7,500
- 66 x 5 mg oxycodone pills, value $660
- 176 grams of cannabis bud, value: $1,760
- $1355 in cash
- Two cellular phones
- Functioning digital scale
The total street value of the drugs seized was $72,120
A 25-year-old man from Stayner, Ont. has been charged with three counts of possession of a schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking and is scheduled to appear in court Monday.
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