Missing person found with drugs in a car in Elliot Lake

An OPP logo is seen in this file photo.

On Aug. 1 shortly after 2 p.m., Ontario Provincial Police responded to a report of a missing person who left their residence in Elliot Lake the day prior.

“Family requested police to conduct a wellness check on the individual,” OPP said in a news release Friday evening.

Around 9:30 p.m. the same day, police found the missing person in the airport parking lot off Highway 108.

“Police approached the car to conduct a wellness check on the driver/missing person and while speaking to the driver, police observed drug paraphernalia in the car,” the release said.

“A subsequent search of the vehicle ensued. Police located small amounts of suspected cocaine, crack cocaine and prescription pills.”

As a result, a 25-year-old from Elliot Lake was charged with drug possession and driving while under suspension.

The accused is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Elliot Lake on Sept. 16.