(PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY, ON) A report of a suspected impaired driver on Highway 62 in Prince Edward County has resulted in an arrest.
Members of the Prince Edward County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded just after 7:30 p.m. on June 23, 2024. and located the vehicle on County Road 1.
The driver was arrested and transported to the detachment for testing by a Drug Recognition Evaluation Officer. A search of the car resulted in the seizure of Ketamine, amphetamine and GHB.
Samuel HOUSTON, age 28 of Montreal, has been charged under the Criminal Code and Controlled Drugs and Substances Act with:
Operation while impaired alcohol and drugs
Operation while impaired- blood alcohol concentration (80 plus)
Possession of a Schedule 1 substance three counts.
The accused was released from custody and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Picton on July 24, 2024.
The accuseds licence is suspended for 90 days and the vehicle was impounded for seven days.