Sudbury police make drug bust after pulling over vehicle that smelled like weed

Pot smell leads to charges in Sudbury A 21-year-old man in Greater Sudbury has been charged after police pulled over a vehicle that smelled like pot and found several weapons.

A vehicle with a strong smell of cannabis on Frood Road caught the attention of patrol officers Sunday night and resulted in a drug bust worth nearly $50,000, police say.

Police pulled the vehicle over to conduct a sobriety check on the driver just before 11 p.m. Oct. 20, Greater Sudbury Police Service said in a news release Monday morning.

"Officers were conducting a patrol … when a vehicle that smelled of cannabis was travelling in front of the marked police cruiser," police said.

The driver, 21, couldn't produce a licence or registration for the vehicle and gave the cops a fake name.

"Upon running the name provided through a police-related database, it was determined that the driver had provided a false identification to the officers," police said.

"The driver was advised that he was under arrest for (obstructing a) peace officer."

He refused to exit the vehicle and became physically combative with the officers before he was removed and arrested.

"Upon searching the driver, officers located a knife in his waistband and he was wearing a crossbody bag at the time of the arrest," police said.

"Officers searched the bag and located over 310 grams of what is believed to be cocaine, over 87 grams of what is believed to be fentanyl, a weight scale and over $1,300 in cash. The street value of the drugs is approximately $48,480."

He is charged with two counts of drug trafficking, resisting a peace officer, carrying a concealed weapon, having a weapon for a dangerous purpose, having property obtained by crime, driving with no licence, breaching probation and failing to comply with a release order.

The man is being held in police custody pending a bail court appearance scheduled for Monday.

Less than two weeks ago, police raided a home on Frood Road, seizing $14,000 in narcotics and charging three suspected drug dealers.