(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