Québec resident facing several charges including impaired driving
Posted Sep 21, 2022 11:00:00 PM.
A 47-year-old Québec resident is facing several charges after a traffic stop in the Laurentian Valley Township.
On Sept. 15, at approximately 9:30 p.m., members of the Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop on Pembroke Street East in Laurentian Valley Township. During the investigation, police seized a quantity of suspected cocaine and Canadian currency.
As a result of this investigation, 47-year-old Billy Joe Krieger has been charged with the following offences:
- Operation while impaired – drugs
- Possession of proceeds of property obtained by crime under $5,000
- Fail to comply with release order
- Possession of a schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking – cocaine
The accused had their driver's licence suspended for 90 days and the vehicle was towed and impounded for seven days. The accused was held for a bail hearing and subsequently released to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Pembroke on Nov. 1.
