OPP find drugs while conducting Grand Bend

Lambton OPP say a Monday evening (Oct. 8) RIDE operation in Grand Bend resulted in a case of open alcohol in a vehicle as well as the discovery in the stopped vehicle of 1.6 kilograms of what police believe to be marijuana. The street value of the drug is estimated to be about $5,000.

The accused, a 54-year-old Strathroy-Caradoc resident, was arrested and charged with possession for the purpose of trafficking and driving with an open container of alcohol in the vehicle.

Tags: Grand Bend, Lambton OPP, marijuana, RIDE