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1 arrested after OPP seize drugs, weapon during traffic stop in Bancroft

Bancroft OPP seized a weapon, cash and a quantity of drugs during a traffic stop in the town on March 1, 2024. One person was arrested. Bancroft OPP

A Bancroft, Ont., man faces drug-related charges following a traffic stop in the town on March 1.

According to Bancroft OPP, shortly after midnight, officers pulled over a vehicle. They searched the car and say they seized a knife, cash and quantities of fentanyl, methamphetamine and psilocybin.

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Ryan Hogan, 40, of Bancroft, was arrested and charged with two counts of possession of Schedule 1 substance and one count of possession of a Schedule 3 substance, all for the purpose of trafficking.

He was also charged with unauthorized possession of a weapon.

He was released from custody and is scheduled to appear in court in Bancroft on March 26.

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