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Peterborough woman faces impaired driving, trafficking charges after drugs seized from vehicle

Peterborough County OPP charged a woman with drug-impaired driving and impaired driving following an incident in Bridgenorth, Ont., on Feb. 8, 2023. Global News

A Peterborough woman faces drug trafficking and impaired driving charges following an incident in Bridgenorth, Ont., on Wednesday morning.

According to Peterborough County OPP, around 8:30 a.m., officers responded to reports of a suspicious vehicle in the parking lot of a business in the village in Selwyn Township.

Police determined the driver was under the influence of illicit drugs. A search of the vehicle led to the seizure of cocaine, methamphetamine and fentanyl, OPP report.

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Lillian Williams, 28, of Peterborough, was arrested and charged with drug-impaired driving and three counts of possession of a Schedule 1 substance for the purpose of trafficking (methamphetamine, opioid, cocaine).

She was later released and is scheduled to appear in court in Peterborough on March 16.

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