On Sunday July 2, 2023 around 1:45 a.m., officers were conducting a RIDE program on Main Street in Picton. A vehicle entered the RIDE program and officers observed what appeared to be a firearm. A standard field sobriety test was administered and as a result the driver was taken for further testing. As a result of a subsequent search of the vehicle, officers seized digital scales, a pellet gun, cell phone, quantity of Canadian currency and a quantity of suspected cocaine. Carter Knock, age 19 from Prince Edward County was charged with the following offences:
- Possession of a schedule 1 substance for the purpose of trafficking – cocaine
- Possession of imitation weapon for dangerous purpose
- Importation of anything for use in, production of/trafficking in schedule 1 or schedule 2 substance
- Operation while impaired – alcohol and drugs
- Driving while under suspension
The driver was released from custody and is to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice on August 2, 2023. The driver also had his vehicle impounded for a period of seven days.
