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Traffic stop in Hamilton results in 3 arrests, drug seizure

A traffic stop in Hamilton has led to the arrest of three people on drug charges. Hamilton Police

A traffic stop in Hamilton has resulted in three arrests and the seizure of drugs.

Around 8 p.m. Monday, Hamilton police stopped a vehicle without headlights on Upper Ottawa Street, near Mohawk Road.

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Police say the three occupants became evasive and the driver failed to properly identify himself, so he was arrested.

Officers conducted a search of the vehicle, which they say turned up a quantity of drugs, including methamphetamine, MDMA (ecstasy) and ketamine.

The two occupants were taken into custody.

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Two Hamilton men, aged 27 and 31, and a 25-year-old Haldimand woman are facing charges including possession of a controlled substance.

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