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Lindsay man faces impaired driving, drug charges following Hwy. 7 traffic stop

Kawartha Lakes OPP have charged a Lindsay, Ont., man with several offences following a traffic stop on Monday. File / Global News

A man in Lindsay, Ont., is facing impaired driving charges following a traffic stop in the City of Kawartha Lakes on Monday.

Kawartha Lakes OPP say that around 5:25 p.m., its Central Region traffic unit responded to a traffic complaint about an alleged erratic driver on Highway 7 in the area of Tracey’s Hill Road, about 15 kilometres east of Lindsay.

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Police located the suspect vehicle just north of Highway 7 on Kawartha Lakes Road 36.

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Police investigated and later arrested the driver on several offences.

Wade Suplat, 46, of Lindsay, is charged with operation while impaired by alcohol and drugs, possession of a Schedule I substance (opioid) and possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking.

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He was released and is scheduled to appear in court in Lindsay on May 2.

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