Several drugs were seized and two Belleville men were arrested and charged following a traffic stop of a vehicle in the wee hours of Monday
Around 12:40 a.m., Belleville Police conducted the traffic stop in the city’s west end and learned that a male driver was wanted on an outstanding Belleville Police Service arrest warrant.
While speaking with the vehicle occupants, officers also learned that a male passenger was wanted on an outstanding arrest warrant.
Both individuals were arrested. During a search incident to arrest, officers located drugs, including reported quantities of cocaine, opioids and meth.
A 37-year-old Belleville man was arrested on the strength of the outstanding warrant and charged additionally with various HTA offences.
He was released on an undertaking with a court date in January.
A 39-year-old Belleville man was arrested and charged with:
· Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking – cocaine
· Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking – opioid
· Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking – methamphetamine
· Possession of proceeds obtained by crime under $5000
· Failure to comply with probation order
· Outstanding warrants executed
He was held for a bail hearing.
