Officers pulled over a black Suburban in McKerrow at approximately 2 a.m. on Sept. 16
Three people from southern Ontario face numerous charges following a RIDE stop on Highway 17 in McKerrow earlier this week that uncovered $300,000 worth of illicit drugs.
At around 2 a.m. on Sept. 16, Manitoulin OPP says officers were conducting a RIDE program when they stopped a black Suburban that allegedly smelled like burned cannabis. Police say they searched the vehicle and located a loaded 9mm Glock handgun, ammunition, over $1,200 in Canadian currency, suspected cannabis marihuana, over four kilos of suspected cocaine, and over 2,400 tablets of suspected hydromorphone tablets.The front passenger, 40-year-old Ali Hamat of Mississauga, charged with:All three appeared in bail court in Espanola on Sept. 16 and were remanded into custody.
None of the allegations have been tested in court and all three suspects are presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
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