NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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A hit on the Automatic Licence Plate Recognition (ALPR) device at approximately 1:19 p.m. Jan. 15 on Simcoe County Road 93, Midland led an officer from the Southern Georgian Bay OPP Detachment into an investigation leading to the arrest of three area residents.
The officer commenced an investigation into the ALPR hit on the licence plate attached to a white Nissan Maxima which contained three occupants when it was stopped in the Mountainview Mall parking lot. The initial investigation led to the arrest of the three occupants who were transported to the detachment for further investigation.
A quantity of purple fentanyl, cocaine, Canadian currency and drug paraphernalia was located and seized during the investigation leading to the following individuals being charged.
The vehicle driver, Nicholas Moreau, 37, of Tay Township has been charged with the following offences contrary to the Controlled Drug and Substances Act:
- Possession of a Schedule 1 substance - opioid (other than heroin)
- Possession of a Schedule 1 substance - cocaine
And further contrary to the Highway Traffic Act with:
- Driving while under suspension
- Colour coating obscuring interior
- Entire plate not plainly visible
The passengers Stevie Hook, 31, of Midland and Adain Lemay, 55, of Tiny Township have also been charged with the following offences contrary to the Controlled Drug and Substances Act:
- Possession of a Schedule 1 substance - opioid (other than heroin)
- Possession of a Schedule 1 substance- cocaine
The accused persons were released from custody and will appear before the Ontario Court of Justice Feb. 29.
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