A routine traffic enforcement stop has resulted in Sioux Lookout OPP arresting and charging a local man with another version of ‘trafficking.”
Around 1:30 pm on Tuesday afternoon (July 19) OPP officers conducted a traffic stop involving a ‘novice driver’ that resulted in the recovery of methamphetamine, illegal cannabis and drug trafficking paraphernalia.
As a result, Alexander CLOUTIER-WALKER, 19 years old, of the Municipality of Sioux Lookout, has been arrested and charged with the following offences:
- Possession of a Schedule I Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking – Methamphetamine, contrary to Controlled Drugs and Substances Act Section 5(2),
- Possession of over 30g dried cannabis in a public place, contrary to Cannabis Act Section 8(1)(a).
as well as multiple offences under the Highway Traffic Act and Cannabis Control Act.
The accused has been released on an Appearance Notice and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Sioux Lookout on August 23, 2022, at 9:00 am to answer to these charges.