PASSANGER ARRESTED AFTER INVESTIGATING A MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISION
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(UNORGANIZED TERRITORY, ON) - The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested and charged a young person with drug related offences after investigating a collision.
On February 25, 2026, at approximately 6:45 am, members of the Nipissing West (Sudbury) Detachment of the OPP responded to a collision involving a motor vehicle in the ditch on Highway 144, near Onaping Lake Road, Unorganized Territory.
No injuries were reported, but officers had identified that the passenger had an outstanding warrant and was arrested without incident.
A subsequent search incident to arrest resulted in officers locating Canadian currency, drug paraphernalia and a quantity of drug suspected to be Cocaine.
As a result of the investigation, a 17-year-old person, from Moosonee was charged with:
- Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking
- Possession of proceeds of property obtained by crime over $5000
The accused was held for Bail Court, then remanded back into custody and is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice on February 27, 2026, in Sudbury.
The OPP will not be releasing the names of the Young Offenders under the provisions of the Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA).