One person faces drug trafficking and weapons charges after police seized suspected fentanyl and a homemade taser early yesterday morning.
Also seized were a knife, a pellet gun and drug paraphernalia, says a news release issued by the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service.
The street value of the drugs is approximately $17,260.
Charged is 34-year-old Jordan Morrar. None of the allegations have been tested in court and the accused is considered innocent unless proven guilty.
Full text of the news release follows:
On July 18, 2023, officers with Patrol Services charged 34-year-old Jordan Morrar with drug and weapons offences.
Around 2 a.m., officers patrolling Albert Street East observed a person, later identified as the accused, on a bicycle. After noticing the police, the accused attempted to evade them and threw an item into some bushes. Officers caught up with the accused and placed them under investigative detention.
A subsequent search of the accused and the area found the accused to be in possession of a knife, a homemade taser, drug paraphernalia, a scale, approximately 43 grams of a substance believed to be fentanyl, and a pellet gun. The street value of the drugs is estimated to be $17,260. The accused was arrested.
The accused is charged with:
• Possession for the purpose of trafficking
• Possession of weapon for dangerous purpose
• Possession of prohibited weapon
• Carrying concealed weapon
The accused was held in custody pending a bail hearing and was remanded.