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Officer assaulted, trafficking charges laid in Grand Bend

A Lambton OPP officer was assaulted during a traffic stop in Grand Bend early Sunday and two men were charged with drug trafficking.

Police stopped a vehicle on Main Street East at 4 a.m., and arrested the driver for drug possession, but the passenger allegedly assaulted one of the officers and fled.

The passenger was taken into custody after a short foot pursuit.

Kyle Robert Lenssen, 31, of Grand Bend is charged with four counts of possession for the purpose of trafficking, assaulting a peace officer, resisting arrest, possession of stolen property under $5,000, and breach of probation.

Kyle Joseph Campbell, 32, of Exeter is charged with drug trafficking.

The two were being held pending bail hearings.

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