(WEST NIPISSING, ON) – Police arrested and charged one person with drug related offences.
On Tuesday September 9, 2025, at approximately 12:35 a.m., the Nipissing West Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (R.I.D.E.) on Highway 539, West Nipissing.
One driver was arrested for an outstanding arrest warrant from Hamilton Police Service. A search of the vehicle located drugs suspected to be methamphetamine and oxycodone, with an estimated street value of $14,000.
As a result of the investigation, Annette McKEEN, 65 years-of-age, from Field, was charged with, possession of a Schedule I Substance and possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking.
The accused was held for Bail Court, then remanded back into custody and is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice on Thursday, September 11, 2025, in North Bay.