Peterborough County OPP seize drugs during city, Highway 7 traffic stops

Peterborough County OPP seized drugs during two separate traffic stops on Friday.

In the first incident, which occurred on Spillsbury Drive in Peterborough around 2:30 p.m., police discovered illicit drugs and open alcohol.

Edward Carter, 29, of Ottawa, was arrested and charged with the following:

• Possession of a Schedule I substance — opioid
• Driving a motor vehicle with an open container of liquor
• Operation of a motor vehicle while prohibited
• Driving while under suspension
• Carrying concealed weapon
• Novice driver — blood-alcohol concentration above zero.
• Three counts of failure to comply with a release order other than to attend court

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He was held in custody for a bail hearing in Peterborough on Saturday.

Then around 10:50 p.m., officers responded to a traffic complaint on Hwy. 7 in Otonabee-South Monaghan Township east of Peterborough. Officers located the suspect vehicle and determined the driver was wanted on an arrest warrant.

Officers also located 26 grams of cocaine during a search of the vehicle.

Andrew McArthur, 40, of Peterborough, was arrested and charged with possession of a Schedule I substance — cocaine, driving while under suspension and failure to comply with a probation order.

He was released and is scheduled to appear in court in Peterborough on March 3, OPP said.

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