A Moraviantown man faces drug trafficking and weapons charges following a traffic stop Tuesday.
A Chatham-Kent police officer spotted a pickup heading in the opposite direction on Selton Line shortly after midnight Tuesday. Once he obtained the vehicle’s license plate, police say the officer attempted to make a U-turn to conduct a traffic stop; however, the pick-up truck quickly vanished from site.
The truck was traced back to a female resident in Bothwell. As the officer was driving to the registered owner’s address, the vehicle re-reappeared, and he promptly conducted a traffic stop.
The driver was found to be operating the vehicle while under suspension.
During an inventory search of the truck, officers discovered a .223 rifle. a loaded .32 calibre handgun, a significant quantity of methamphetamine, materials used for drug packaging and more than $1,000 in cash. The man was arrested.
A 36-year-old Moraviantown man is charged with two counts of careless use of a firearm, two counts of unauthorised possession of a firearm, two of possession of a firearm knowing its possession is unauthorized, two of unauthorized possession in a motor vehicle, possession of prohibited firearm with ammunition, possession for the purpose of trafficking, and driving while suspended.
