NEWS RELEASE
BARRIE POLICE SERVICE
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On Tuesday, May 8, 2018 at 10:40 p.m. officers observed a rental vehicle driving suspiciously in the area of Mary Street and Dunlop Street West, in the City of Barrie. The vehicle was stopped by a member of the Community Response Unit (CRU) and the driver was found to be driving with a suspended licence.
Police also spotted drug paraphernalia in the vehicle as well as, what appeared to be, a collection of knives on the driver's side floor and in the door. A 35-year-old Innisfil man was arrested and the weapons and contents of the vehicle were investigated further.
He has been charged with the following charges:
- Unauthorized Possession of a Prohibited Weapon
- Possession of a Weapon for a Dangerous Purpose
- Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking- Cocaine
- Possession of a Controlled Substance- Cocaine
- Possessing Proceeds of Property Obtained by Crime Under $5,000
- Possession of Counterfeit Money
- Breach of Firearms Prohibition x 2
Seized during the arrest:
- A quantity of U.S. and Canadian currency suspected to be counterfeit
- A quantity of currency believed to be proceeds of drug trafficking
- 105g of cocaine
- 5" bladed flick knife
- Butcher knife
The male was held at the Barrie Police Service for a bail hearing in Barrie court the following day to answer to his charges.
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