New Year’s Day traffic stop leads to drug seizure

Cash, fentanyl, cocaine and crystal meth were among the items seized by police in Windsor, Ont. following a traffic stop on Jan. 1, 2026. (Source: Windsor Police Service)

A man and woman are facing multiple charges after police seized fentanyl, cocaine, and crystal meth during a traffic stop on New Year’s Day.

According to the Windsor Police Service, on Jan. 1, a police officer stopped a vehicle occupied by a man and a woman in the 5500-block of Reginald Street.

Police say the woman was wanted on an outstanding matter, and she was arrested following “a brief struggle.”

A search resulted in the seizure of the following items:

• 17.1 grams of powder cocaine
• 16.5 grams of crack cocaine
• 6.5 grams of fentanyl powder
• 1.7 grams of crystal methamphetamine
• 36 tablets of 0.5mg clonazepam
• $840 in Canadian currency
• Digital scale

As a result of the investigation, the man was also taken into custody.

The man has since been charged with five counts of possession of a schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking and failure to comply with a probation order.

The woman has also been charged with five counts of possession of a schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking and facilitating the breach of a probation order.