A City of Kawartha Lakes, Ont., man faces drug and other charges following an OPP RIDE (Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere) check on Monday night.
According to City of Kawartha Lakes OPP, just before midnight, officers were conducting a RIDE program on Highway 35 in the former Fenelon Township north of Lindsay. Police say officers identified a prohibited driver at a checkpoint and he was arrested.
A further search led to the seizure of quantities of ecstasy, methamphetamine and bear spray.
A 35-year-old man from the City of Kawartha Lakes (in the former Ops Township) was charged with two counts of possession of a Schedule 1 substance and one count each of driving while prohibited, driving under suspension, obstructing a peace officer and failure to comply with a probation order.
He was released and is scheduled to appear in court in Lindsay on Oct. 26.
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