Pot, pills seized after P.E.I. motorcyclist stopped for traffic violation
Sara Fraser | CBC News | Posted: August 8, 2016 5:00 PM | Last Updated: August 8, 2016
'That's a high amount of impaired driving happening in our province, which is troubling'
A 21-year-old man faces drug-related charges following a police stop Saturday evening in Charlottetown.
Officers first stopped the man for Highway Traffic Act offenses on a motorcycle, Sgt. Leanne Butler said.
During a search, Butler said officers found Percocet and marijuana, cash, and other drug paraphernalia.
The man was taken to the Queens RCMP detachment to have impaired drug evaluation testing, but police said he refused to comply.
The man faces charges of refusal as well as two counts of trafficking drugs and one count of being in possession of a prohibited weapon, Butler said.
The motorcyclist was one of three impaired driving arrests Queen's District RCMP made over the weekend, she added.
"To still have three impaired drivers this weekend in Queens District and one in Prince — that's a high amount of impaired driving happening in our province, which is troubling," Butler said.
"Which is very dangerous for everybody. It should be concerning for the public."
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