(TYENDINAGA TOWNSHIP, ON) – On Saturday October 12th, 2024, just before 8:00 p.m., police were conducting stationary traffic enforcement on the Marysville Road Highway 401 on-ramp located in Tyendinaga Township. Police observed a vehicle drive past attempting to merge onto the Highway 401 westbound. The vehicle had a burnt-out taillight. Police conduct a traffic stop of the vehicle on Highway 401 Westbound.
During the traffic stop police observed alcohol and cannabis in the vehicle. A search of the vehicle reveled one gram of suspected cannabis, two grams of suspected hash, one gram of suspected cocaine, thirty-three grams of suspected psilocybin mushrooms, and $11 000 in cash.
The driver was arrested at the scene.
Wayne LESLIE, age 48 of Kingston, has been charged with:
- Possession of a Schedule III substance for the purpose of Trafficking
- Possession of a Schedule I Substance- Cocaine
- Possession Property Obtained by Crime Over $5,000
- Drive vehicle or boat with cannabis readily available
The accused released from custody and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Napanee on November 26, 2024