The Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged a driver with possession of a loaded handgun and illegal drugs.
On June 5, shortly before 4 a.m., SD&G OPP were on general patrol in Alexandria, in North Glengarry township. The officers observed a suspicious vehicle parked on McDougald Street East and near a closed business.
Additional investigation revealed a loaded handgun and suspected cocaine within the vehicle.
A 26-year-old male, from North Glengarry, was arrested and charged under the Criminal Code of Canada and Controlled Drugs and Substances Act with:
– Possession of Firearm at Unauthorized Place CC 93(c)
– Possession of Loaded Prohibited or Restricted Firearm CC 95(1)
– Knowledge of Unauthorized Possession of Firearm CC 92(1)
– Transport firearm, weapon, prohibited device or ammunition in a careless manner CC 86(1)
– Careless storage of Firearm, Weapon, prohibited device or ammunition CC 86(1)
– Possession of a Schedule I Substance- Cocaine CDSA 4(1)
The accused was remanded in custody and is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Cornwall at a later date.
