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(Apitipi Anicinapek Nation) – Police seized a quantity of fentanyl while investigating an incident of suspected impaired driving Friday.

Members of the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service working out of the Apitipi Anicinapek Nation detachment received a call for service on Friday, Nov. 14, about a male sleeping in a vehicle parked at the community band office.

When officers arrived on scene, they approached the male and observed signs of impairment by drug.

Further investigation led officers to take the male into custody on charges of impaired operation of a motor vehicle.

Further investigation led police to locate and seize a quantity of suspected fentanyl, cash, a knife, and paraphernalia consistent with drug trafficking.

The accused was transported to the Iroquois Falls OPP detachment for further evaluation by a Drug Recognition Expert (DRE), which confirmed the male was impaired. Police also confirmed the male was prohibited from driving a motor vehicle.

The vehicle has been secured by police and will be impounded for 45 days.

A 28-year-old male from Apitipi Anicinapek Nation is charged with:

• Operation of a Motor Vehicle While Impaired
• Operation of a Motor Vehicle While Prohibited
• Possession of Fentanyl for the Purpose of Trafficking
• Possession of Proceeds of Crime Under $5,000
• Possession of a Weapon for Dangerous Purpose

The accused has since been released from custody with conditions and a future court appearance date.

The names of accused individuals are withheld until charges against them have been formally sworn in before the courts.