The Anishinabek Police Service says a 42-year-old man from Sault Ste. Marie faces two drug charges after a traffic stop on Nov. 8. At around 2:30 a.m., an officer was conducting a RIDE program in the area of Highway 17 and Belleau Lake Road in Garden River First Nation, police said in a news release Thursday. “A vehicle entered the R.I.D.E. stop and the officer formed reasonable suspicion the individual was intoxicated,” police said. “The driver failed the roadside screening device test and was placed under arrest for impaired driving.” The man has been charged with impaired drivng and failing or refusing to comply with a demand. In addition to the charges, his driver’s licence was suspended for 90 days and the vehicle was impounded for seven days. The driver is scheduled to appear in court on Dec. 28.
