(CHATHAM-KENT, ON) On May 4, 2014, just before 10:30 p.m., Chatham-Kent Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers were conducting a RIDE (Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere) program at Highway 40 and Longwoods Road, when a Jeep entered and stopped for the officers.
Officers spoke with the driver of the vehicle. Subsequent OPP investigation resulted in the officers seizing a small amount of suspected marihuana.
The 20 year old driver, Nicholas PRELAZ, from Thamesville, has been charged with Possession of Marihuana, under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act.
He is scheduled to appear in a Chatham court on May 29, 2014, to answer to the charge.