Two teens facing a number of charges, police find drugs and weapons during wellness check
Posted Feb 28, 2023 01:00:00 PM.
A 17-year-old and 18-year-old were arrested and charged with a number of offences after members from the Central Hastings Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a wellbeing check on people inside a running vehicle over the weekend.
The incident took place on Saturday, Feb. 25 at approximately 11:45 p.m., members from the Central Hastings Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a wellbeing check on the occupants of a running motor vehicle in the township of Stirling-Rawdon.
During the wellness check, OPP officers found drugs and a weapon, and the two teenagers were identified, arrested and charged.
The driver, 18, from Campbellford was arrested and charged with:
- Possession for the purpose of trafficking – two counts (suspected fentanyl and cocaine)
- Possession of a weapon for dangerous purpose
- Fail to comply with release order – three counts
- Possession of property obtained by crime
The 17-year-old passenger from Ajax was arrested and charged with:
- Possession for the purpose of trafficking – two counts (suspected fentanyl and cocaine)
- Possession of a weapon for dangerous purpose – two counts
- Fail to comply with release order
- Possession of property obtained by crime
Both accused remain in custody and are scheduled for a bail hearing at the Ontario Court of Justice in Belleville on Feb. 27.
