A man is facing drug-related charges after police in Port Hope responded to a public complaint about a vehicle on Thursday morning.
According to the Port Hope Police Service, officers received a call around 7 a.m. about a man who was reportedly asleep in the driver’s seat of a vehicle with the engine running on Brown Street.
Police allege the man was in possession of a small quantity of a controlled drug as well as an amount of cannabis over the legal possession weight.
Brandon McMurtry, 24, is charged with possession of a controlled drug, possession of cannabis over 30 grams, having care and control of a motor vehicle with cannabis open and having care and control of a motor vehicle with cannabis readily available.
He was released and will appear in court in Cobourg in July, police said Friday.
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