Two Peterborough People Arrested on Drug Trafficking Charges; Man Charged With Impaired Driving
/Two Peterborough people are facing several charges including drug trafficking and impaired driving from an early Thursday incident.
Photo by David Tuan Bui.
At roughly 3:45 a.m., officers were called to a parking lot on Water Street and Parkhill Road West about a suspicious vehicle.
Officers saw a vehicle running and a man asleep in the driver’s seat. Once he woke, the male attempted to drive away but was stopped by the officers after noticing signs of impairment. A female passenger in the vehicle was also taken into custody.
During a search of the vehicle after arrest, officers seized:
Cocaine - 48.9 grams
Crystal Methamphetamine – 20.7 grams
Fentanyl – 56.6 grams
Marijuana – 3.7 grams
Percocet - 155 pills
Oxycodone - 21 tablets
Xanax – 1 tablet or bar
Pre-Gabalin - 13 capsules
Packaging materials (sandwich bags / tin foil)
10 Cellphones
Large quantities of currency from multiple countries
As a result of the investigation:
A 35-year-old Peterborough man was arrested and charged with:
Operation while impaired – drugs
Failure to comply with release order - other than to attend court x2
Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of Trafficking – Cocaine
Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of Trafficking – Methamphetamine
Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of Trafficking-Opioid (other than heroin) x2
Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of Trafficking- Other Drugs x2
Possession of a Schedule III substance for the purpose of Trafficking
The accused is currently bound by a recognizance order with the following conditions not to have, consume or possess any drugs that are not prescribed and to not be inside a motor vehicle without the registered owner.
The accused is being held in custody and will appear in court Thursday.
A 36-year-old Peterborough woman was arrested and charged with:
Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of Trafficking – Cocaine
Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of Trafficking – Methamphetamine
Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of Trafficking-Opioid (other than heroin) x2
Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of Trafficking- Other Drugs x2
Possession of a Schedule III substance for the purpose of Trafficking
