Firearm, drugs seized after 20-year-old driver stopped on Highway 401: Chatham-Kent OPP

Chatham-Kent OPP on Highway 401 on Friday, Feb. 17, 2017. (CTV Windsor)

Windsor, Ont. — Chatham-Kent OPP have charged a 20-year-old driver with several firearm and drug offences after a traffic stop for stunt driving on Highway 401.

Police say an officer initiated a traffic stop after seeing a vehicle travelling at high rate of speed on Monday at 7:15 p.m.

A subsequent search of the vehicle resulted in the seizure of a firearm, ammunition and a quantity of drugs.

OPP has charged 20-year-old Hayden Pierce of Caledon with:

The accused was held in custody for a bail hearing in Ontario Court of Justice, Chatham-Kent.

Anyone with information regarding this matter or any other offence is being urged to contact the Ontario Provincial Police at 1-888-310-1122 or the Chatham-Kent detachment at [phone].

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