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Traffic stop leads to impaired driving and drug charges in Wallaceburg

A cop car with the Chatham-Kent Police Service is shown in this file photo. (Chris Campbell/CTV News Windsor) A cop car with the Chatham-Kent Police Service is shown in this file photo. (Chris Campbell/CTV News Windsor)
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Windsor, Ont. -

Chatham-Kent police charged a 33-year-old North York man with impaired driving and drug possession after a traffic stop.

Shortly after 3 a.m. Tuesday morning, an officer on general patrol initiated a traffic stop on Albert Street in Wallaceburg.

Through investigation, the officer believed the man was driving while under the influence. Police say a Standard Field Sobriety Test was conducted and the man failed.

The man was arrested and transported to Petrolia OPP where a Drug Recognition Expert conducted an evaluation. As a result, the DRE officer believed the man was impaired by a drug.

The man was also found to be in possession of suspected marijuana and cocaine along with a scale and large quantity of cash. Total street value of the drugs seized was approximately $1600.

The man was charged with impaired driving and possession for the purposes of trafficking. He was released pending a future court date of Nov. 11.

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