The OPP Festive RIDE Campaign has already resulted in its first arrest.
Police say last Thursday night, officers were conducting a R.I.D.E. check stop on Provincial Highway 93 in Wyebridge when they spoke with a driver of a pick up truck.
Officers entered into a drinking and driving investigation after noting the driver had been consuming alcoholic beverages resulting in a 45-year old Barrie man (Giacinto Mule) being charged with the following Criminal Code of Canada driving offences.
Operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration (80 plus)
Operation while impaired – alcohol
A further investigation of the vehicle resulted in the seizure of a quantity of a substance believed to be cocaine resulting in a further charge of:
Possession of a Schedule I Substance- Cocaine
The accused was released from police custody on a recognizance to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Midland on January 7, 2021. The involved vehicle was towed and impounded for 7 days and the accused’s driver’s licence has been suspended for 90 days under the conditions of the Administrative Drivers Licence Suspension (ADLS) .