Sarnia Police cruiser outside police headquarters on Christina Street. May 23, 2019. (Photo by Colin Gowdy, BlackburnNews)Sarnia Police cruiser outside police headquarters on Christina Street. May 23, 2019. (Photo by Colin Gowdy, BlackburnNews)
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Faulty taillights lead to drug seizure and arrests

A Sarnia woman and an Ottawa man were arrested and charged after Sarnia police seized a significant amount of drugs and cash during a traffic stop Saturday.

An officer on general patrol observed a car with no taillights travelling southbound on Christina Street in the area of Talfourd Street at around 4 a.m.

As the officer approached the vehicle, two occupants were shuffling around inside.

Both the driver and passenger ended up being arrested and a search of the individuals located drugs, paraphernalia and cash.

In total, 23 grams of fentanyl with a street value of $11,500, six grams of methamphetamine with a street value of $600, 2 grams of cocaine with a street value of $200 and $2,820 in cash were seized.

Cassandra Lynn Chalmers, 29, of Sarnia, faces one count of possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking (fentanyl) and two counts of possession of a controlled substance (cocaine, and methamphetamine).

Richard Wallace Gray, 37, of Ottawa, faces one count of possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking (fentanyl), one count of possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine), and one count of driving while under suspension.

Both individuals were being held pending bails hearings.

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