A Kitchener, Ont., man faces drug-related charges following a traffic stop on Hwy. 401 in the Municipality of Brighton on Tuesday night.
According to Northumberland OPP, officers responded to a traffic complaint about a grey Jeep Cherokee travelling at excessive speeds in the highway’s eastbound lanes.
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Officers located the vehicle just east of Brighton. An investigation led police to seize 126 oxycodone pills, 19.4 grams of suspected crystal methamphetamine and a quantity of hydrocodone and a “large” amount of cash.
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One person was arrested.
Mohamed Hussein, 24, from Kitchener, was charged with two counts of possession of a Schedule 1 substance for the purpose of trafficking and one count each of possession of proceeds of property obtained by crime over $5,000 and driving a vehicle with cannabis readily available.
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The accused was released and is scheduled to appear in court in Cobourg on Sept. 16.
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