The Algoma News Review
OPP CHARGE SPEEDER WITH POSSESSION FOR THE PURPOSE
OF TRAFFICKING
(WAWA, ON)
- On November 6, 2019, members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario
Provincial Police were conducting traffic enforcement on Highway 17 in
Bailloquet Township, Ontario.
At approximately 3:50 p.m., a northbound pickup truck was observed
travelling at a high rate of speed on Highway 17. Police initiated a
traffic stop and the investigation led to the driver being arrested for
possession of a small quantity of suspected crystallized
methamphetamine. The subsequent search of the vehicle led to the discovery
of approximately 1.8 kg of suspected cocaine as well as approximately $3000 in
currency.
As a result of the investigation, Thanh-Xuan DANG, a 62-year-old, from
Etobicoke, 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),
- Possession of a Schedule I Substance for
the Purpose of Trafficking - Other Drugs, contrary to section 5(2) of the
CDSA,
- Possession of Property Obtained by Crime
Under $5000, contrary to section 354(1)(a) of the Criminal Code (CC).
The accused was released from custody and is scheduled to appear before the
Ontario Court of Justice on December 9, 2019, in Wawa, Ontario.
