A Newcastle man is facing drug charges after Port Hope police were called to a suspicious persons call in the municipality’s west end last week.
Port Hope Police Service says around 10:30 p.m. on Oct. 21, officers responded to reports of three unknown men who were seen loading a snowmobile into the back of a pickup truck at a residence where they allegedly did not reside.
Officers arrived and said one of the suspects was allegedly in possession of drugs.
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Jeremy Wilsdon, 45, of Newcastle, was arrested and charged with:
- Possession of a schedule II substance
- Possession of a schedule II substance for the purpose of trafficking
- Possession of a schedule V substance
- Possession of proceeds of crime.
He was held in custody for a show cause hearing, police said.
The matter of the snowmobile remains under investigation, police noted.