Three face drug, weapons charges after traffic stop near Arnprior

Published Jun 02, 2024 • Last updated 6 hours ago • 1 minute read

Ontario Provincial Police file photo. Photo by Ashley Fraser /POSTMEDIA

Three Ottawa-area people face a number of drug and weapons charges after provincial police, acting on information from the public, conducted a “high-risk traffic stop” on Highway 417 near Arnprior Saturday night.

In a release, the OPP said they were informed that a vehicle headed east from Pembroke was believed to have a loaded firearm inside.

Officers from the Renfrew detachment located the vehicle. Eastbound lanes were closed near Campbell Drive and officers brought the vehicle to a halt.

Officers seized a loaded handgun, a variety of drugs and “drug trafficking paraphernalia.”

Two men and a woman in their 20s were charged and are to appear for a bail heariung at a later date.

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