NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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On Dec. 10, 2017 at 1:59 p.m., the Matheson Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were on patrol on Highway 11, south of Ramore when they received a traffic complaint regarding a commercial motor vehicle (CMV) all over the roadway.
The CMV was stopped shortly thereafter. As a result of the investigation, the driver, Jaspreet Singh Nagra, 24 years old, of Brampton, Ont. has been charged with the following offences:
- Possession of a schedule II substance - marijuana, contrary to section 4(1) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA).
- Commercial vehicle - follow too closely, contrary to section 158(2) of the Highway Traffic Act (HTA).
- Drive motor vehicle - display screen of television, computer or other device visible to driver, contrary to section 78(1) of the HTA.
He was released on a promise to appear and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Timmins, Ont. on Jan. 23, 2018.
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