OPP seize drugs, $7K in cash after traffic stop on Hwy. 417 in Ottawa

OPP seized drugs and about $7,000 in cash after a traffic stop on Highway 417 in Ottawa. (OPP/X)

Ontario Provincial Police have laid drug trafficking charges against a 21-year-old man and two youths after cannabis, drugs and a large amount of cash were found in their vehicle.

Police say officers stopped a vehicle Monday shortly after 11 p.m. on Highway 417 near St. Laurent Boulevard.

Officers say they suspected the driver was impaired after observing the vehicle driving erratically.

After conducting a traffic stop, police say they found cannabis and other drugs in “plain view.”

The drugs and $7,000 worth of cash were seized by the OPP.

The suspects are expected to appear in court at a later date.

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