MANITOULIN OPP MAKES 96 TH IMPAIRED ARREST FOR 2025

(ESPANOLA, ON)  - One person is facing impaired and drug-related charges after a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) check.

On Saturday, July 19, 2025, at approximately 11:00 pm, the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting a RIDE check at the intersection of Highway 6 and Old Webbwood Road in Espanola. A vehicle came through the RIDE, and an investigation was initiated. As a result of the investigation, the driver was arrested.

Additionally, police seized an amount of suspected cocaine with an estimated street value of $150, and an amount of suspected methamphetamine with an estimated street value of $500.

The driver, Manfred BREMER, 58-years-old from Brantford, was charged with:

• Operation while impaired
• Operation while prohibited under the Criminal Code
• Possession of a Schedule I substance - methamphetamine
• Possession of a Schedule I substance - cocaine
• Driving motor vehicle with open container of liquor

The accused is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Espanola on September 22, 2025.