Drug charges laid after pair found unconscious in Guelph

Guelph Police Service headquarters. (CTV News)

A Guelph man is facing drug-related charges after police found two people unconscious inside a vehicle in a commercial parking lot Tuesday morning.

Guelph police said officers were called to the parking lot on Stone Road West around 7:30 a.m. for a report of two people who appeared to be passed out inside a vehicle.

When officers arrived, they found a man in the passenger seat with a glass pipe and lighter in his lap.

Police searched the vehicle and say they found about 30 empty baggies, a case containing suspected cocaine, a vial of suspected fentanyl and two contaminated digital scales.

A 38-year-old Guelph man has been charged with possession of a controlled substance and possession for the purpose of trafficking.

He is scheduled to appear in court on Oct. 9.