Three people have been charged in Prince Edward County following a traffic stop on Friday.
Around 3:30 in the morning, OPP officers conducted a traffic stop on Hwy. 62 in Sophiasburgh, which resulted in all three occupants of the vehicle being arrested.
A search resulted in the seizure of a quantity of suspected cocaine, pills, cannabis, and associated drug paraphernalia, along with Canadian currency, cell phones, and a hand gun with ammunition.
As a result, Dorothy Spiers, 48, from Prince Edward County, Abdul-Malik Ahmed, 20, and Nathan Little, 18, both from North York have been charged with the following offences:
- Possession of a schedule 1 substance for the purpose of trafficking – cocaine;
- Trafficking in schedule 1 substance – other drugs;
- Occupant of motor vehicle knowing there was firearm;
- Possession of prohibited or restricted firearm with ammunition;
- Possession of firearm, prohibited or restricted weapon obtained by crime;
- Transfer firearm, prohibited or restricted weapon without authority;
- Possession of proceeds of property obtained by crime under $5000;
- Careless storage of a firearm, weapon, prohibited device or ammunition;
- Breach of firearms regulation- transport firearm or restricted weapon;
- Possession of weapon for dangerous purpose;
- Unauthorized possession of a firearm; and
- Knowledge of unauthorized possession of firearm
Speirs was further charged with:
- Tampering with serial number of firearm;
- Possession of firearm or ammunition contrary to prohibition order;
- Breach of firearms regulation- transport firearm or restricted weapon; and
- Failure to comply with undertaking
Little was further charged with:
- Tampering with serial number of a firearm; and
- Possession of schedule 1 substance for purpose of trafficking – cocaine
Ahmed was further charged with:
- Possession of a firearm knowing serial number had been tampered with
All of the accused were released on undertakings and are scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Picton on January 26, 2022.
Prince Edward OPP are asking anyone with information regarding this occurrence to contact Detective Constable Brad Browne at 1-888-310-1122. Should you wish to remain anonymous, you may call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), or submit a tip online at www.crimestoppersquinte.ca where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000.
