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OPP seize cannabis, cocaine, $15K in cash during Loyalist Township traffic stop

OPP say they seized drugs and about $15,000 in cash during a traffic stop in Loyalist Township last week. OPP

OPP say they confiscated a large quantity of drugs and cash during a traffic stop in Loyalist Township last week.

According to police, Friday afternoon, a vehicle sped past officers on patrol in the westbound lanes of Highway 401.

When police stopped the vehicle, they say they found cannabis, cocaine, drug paraphernalia and $15,000 in cash.

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The two people inside the vehicle were arrested.

Ahmadshujo Nurogho, 18, of Whitby was charged with:

  • possession of proceeds of crime over $5,000
  • obstructing a peace officer
  • four counts of failure to comply with an undertaking
  • Possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking
  • driving with cannabis readily available
  • speeding

Omid Hamdi, 18, of Ajax was charged with:

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  • possession of proceeds of crime over $5,000
  • two counts of failure to comply with a probation order
  • obstructing a peace officer
  • possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking

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