NEWS RELEASE
SOUTH SIMCOE POLICE
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INNISFIL - South Simcoe Police Service officers seized a large amount of cash and a quantity of drugs during a RIDE stop last night in Innisfil.
On Thursday, Dec. 20, 2018 at 4:30 p.m., police had just begun a large RIDE operation at the 9th Line and 20th Sideroad in Innisfil when a vehicle was stopped with two occupants. An officer observed what appeared to be a quantity of drugs in the vehicle and both the female driver and male passenger were arrested.
Investigation led to police locating over $25,500 in cash and 11 grams of suspected cocaine along with drug paraphernalia, a baton, a knife and a baseball bat.
A 23-year-old Innisfil woman is charged with:
- Possession for the purpose of trafficking
- Fail to surrender insurance card
- Fail to properly wear seat belt
- Drive motor vehicle no validation on plate
- Drive motor vehicle no valid permit
A 21-year-old Barrie man is charged with:
- Possession for the purpose of trafficking
- Breach of probation
- Fail to properly wear seat belt
Both suspects were transported to the North Division where they were later released with a future court date.
This is the second drug seizure in two weeks that originated with a RIDE stop. Officers are committed to public safety through proactive enforcement initiatives like RIDE that can lead to arrests for a variety of criminal activity in addition to impaired driving.
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