Northern Ont. police seize $25K in drugs and a handgun on Hwy. 17

A 30-year-old man faces drug and weapons charges after OPP seized a handgun, overcapacity magazine and $25K in drugs during a Highway 17 traffic stop.

A 30-year-old from St. Catharines has been charged with several offences after police stopped a vehicle on Highway 17 late last month in Nairn-Hyman Township.

The street crime unit of the Ontario Provincial Police stopped the vehicle June 26 around 9:45 p.m., with help from the Manitoulin OPP.

The driver was arrested and a search of the vehicle uncovered 253 grams of suspected cocaine and 38 Percocet tablets worth around $25,000.

Also seized was a Glock 19X handgun with an overcapacity magazine and drug paraphernalia.

The suspect has been charged with several weapons offences, including having a prohibited device, having a weapon for a dangerous purpose and two counts of having a firearm while prohibited, and two charges of drug trafficking.

The accused remains in custody and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Sudbury on July 10.