Drugs seized during investigation. November 5, 2022. (Photo courtesy of Elgin OPP via Twitter)Drugs seized during investigation. November 5, 2022. (Photo courtesy of Elgin OPP via Twitter)
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Littering complaint leads to drug seizure

By Natalia Vega
November 5, 2022 - 7:13pm

A 40-year-old Ridgetown man has been charged with a drug-related offence after Elgin County OPP were called about a littering complaint.

Officers were called to Fourth Line in Southwold Township on Saturday.

Provincial police spoke with the occupants of a vehicle found in the area. During the investigation, OPP said officers seized a "quantity of drugs."

The driver was taken into police custody and charged with possession of a Schedule 1 substance - methamphetamine.

The accused was released from custody and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in St. Thomas at a later date.

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