Ontario Provincial Police charged a 48-year-old Sudbury woman with impaired driving and drug trafficking after stop in Espanola last month. A RIDE check was conducted on Highway 6 at Old Webbwood Road in Espanola on Oct. 20 when police stopped a vehicle, police said in a news release Thursday. “Police observed a southbound SUV enter the RIDE program at around 12:15 a.m. and while speaking with the driver, they observed signs of drug impairment,” police said. “The driver was arrested and a search of the vehicle led to the seizure of over 39 grams of suspected crack cocaine with an estimated street value of over $5,000.” The driver was brought to the Espanola OPP detachment for evaluation and was later charged by officers. The accused is scheduled to appear in an Espanola court Dec. 7. The driver was also issued a 90-day diver’s licence suspension and the vehicle was impounded for seven days.
