A 25-year-old from southern Ontario faces a long list of drugs and weapons charges after he allegedly ran away from Sault police officers who pulled over his vehicle last night.
Police say a man bolted from his car around 9:30 p.m. Tuesday on Dufferin Street, prompting a call to the force’s canine unit.
The suspect was eventually located in a backyard in the 0-100 block of Trelawne Avenue, police say.
“The accused was breaching his release order and was placed under arrest,” says a news release issued today by the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service. “Officers located approximately 71 grams of what is believed to be fentanyl, approximately 66 grams of what is believed to be methamphetamine, approximately 19 grams of what is believed to be cocaine, three cellphones, Canadian currency, and a loaded restricted firearm with ammunition.”
The total estimated street value of the seized drugs is approximately $37,000.
Ryan Cranston of Ajax, Ont. is charged with:
- Possession of a Loaded Restricted Firearm
- Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm
- Possession of a Firearm Knowing its Possession is Unauthorized
- Possession of a Weapon for Dangerous Purpose
- Possession of Prohibited Ammunition Knowing its Possession is Unauthorized
- Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking x3
- Possession of Property Obtained by Crime
- Failure to Comply with Release Order x3
The accused is being held in custody pending a bail hearing. None of the allegations have been tested in court and Cranston is considered innocent unless proven guilty.