OPP CHARGE DRIVER FOR TRAFFICKING COCAINE
(WAWA, ON)
- On September 24, 2019, at approximately 1:26 a.m., members of the Superior
East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting traffic
enforcement on Highway 17 near Wawa, Ontario.
Officers observed a motor vehicle driving at a high rate of speed and
initiated a traffic stop. While speaking with the driver, an odour of
cannabis was detected emanating from the vehicle. The driver voluntarily
surrendered a small quantity of cannabis to police. Upon searching the
vehicle for additional cannabis, police located approximately one kilogram of
suspected cocaine. The driver was subsequently placed under
arrest.
As a result of the investigation, Pablo TARDITTI, a 22-year-old, from
Scarborough, Ontario, was charged with the following:
- Possession of a Schedule I Substance for
the Purpose of Trafficking - Cocaine, contrary to section 5(2) of the
Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA),
- Drive Vehicle or Boat with Cannabis Readily
Available, contrary to section 12(1) of the Cannabis Control Act (CCA),
- Speeding 1 - 49 Km/h over posted limit,
contrary to section 128 of the Highway Traffic Act (HTA).
The accused was released and is scheduled to
appear before the Ontario Court of Justice on December 9, 2019, in Wawa,
Ontario.