DRYDEN -- An afternoon traffic stop has resulted in charges for one Dryden resident.
According to an Ontario Provincial Police release, officers initiated a traffic stop on Tuesday, May 3 around 2:05 p.m. for a Highway Traffic Act offence on Boozhoo Avenue.
Police say the operator of the vehicle was a suspended driver.
Further investigation revealed the driver was in possession of a quantity of suspected cocaine.
Officers also seized items consistent with drug trafficking and Canadian currency.
As a result of the investigation; Cypress LAWSON, 19, of Dryden has been charged with possession of schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking - cocaine and possession of proceeds of property obtained by crime under $5,000.
The accused has been released from custody and will appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Dryden on June 13, 2022 to answer to the charges.
