Man charged after weapons and drugs seizure in Windsor restaurant

Windsor Police Service file photo. (Sanjay Maru/CTV News Windsor)

A suspect was arrested after a Windsor restaurant disturbance, leading to a drugs and weapons seizure.

On June 30 at approximately 1 p.m., police responded to a report of an armed man threatening patrons at a restaurant in the 90 block of Wyandotte Street East. The man was allegedly challenging people to fight.

Officers arrested the man without incident and after searching him, they seized a pair of brass knuckles, approximately 31.6 grams of fentanyl, 30 hydromorphone tablets and over $5,100.

The 45-year-old man was arrested and charged with possession of a prohibited weapon, two counts of possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking and three counts of failure to comply with a probation order.

No physical injuries were reported.