Police seize $119K in drugs after stopping speeding driver on Hwy. 17

Ontario Provincial Police said they found $119,000 in drugs believed to be cocaine and oxycodone after stopping the vehicle for driving 99 km/h in a 60 km/h zone on Highway 17 on Feb. 7.

Speeding proved to be an especially bad decision for a 31-year-old suspended driver from Thunder Bay, who has been charged with drug trafficking following a search of his vehicle.

Ontario Provincial Police said they found $119,000 in drugs believed to be cocaine and oxycodone after stopping the vehicle for driving 99 km/h in a 60 km/h zone.

The incident took place around 10 p.m. Feb. 7 on Highway 17 near Michon Road in the Baldwin Township, near Espanola.

Speed enforcement

Police were conducting speed enforcement when the suspect’s vehicle zoomed by.

“An investigation was initiated, where police discovered the driver was a suspended driver,” the OPP said in a news release Tuesday.

“The driver was subsequently arrested. Additionally, police seized amounts of suspected cocaine and oxycodone, with a total estimated value of $119,400.”

Charges include drug trafficking, two counts of driving while suspended and one count of speeding.

The accused was remanded into custody and is scheduled to appear in court Feb. 12.