(LITTLE CURRENT, ON) - Two people are facing charges after police seized suspected drugs during a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) check.
On Sunday, September 21, 2025, at approximately 5:00 pm, the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting a RIDE check on Bidwell Road in the Northeastern Manitoulin and the Islands (NEMI) Township. A vehicle came through the RIDE check, and police detected an odor of cannabis emanating from the vehicle. As a result of further investigation, the driver and passenger were arrested.
Additionally, police seized an amount of suspected cocaine with an estimated street value of $20,000, an amount of suspected crack cocaine with an estimated street value of $700, and an amount of suspected fentanyl with an estimated street value of $6,000.
The driver, Ashley ALFORD, 40-years-old from Assiginack, was charged with:
- Possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000
- Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking - cocaine
- Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking - opioid
- Driving while under suspension
- Fail to have insurance card
- Drive vehicle with cannabis readily available
The passenger, Jadin BOBY, 18-years-old from Burlington, was charged with:
- Possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000
- Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking - cocaine
- Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking - opioid
- Person under 19 years possess cannabis
Both accused are scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Gore Bay on November 18, 2025.