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Man charged after drugs found at RIDE checkpoint in Midland: OPP

Police charge Tay man after cocaine, cannabis, oxycodone seized Sunday
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Police seized drugs and cash at RIDE checkpoint Sunday in Midland.

A Tay Township man is facing drug charges after being stopped at a RIDE checkpoint Sunday in Midland.

The vehicle was stopped at about 11 p.m. on Vinden Street. Police found cocaine, cannabis, oxycodone pills, drug paraphernalia and more than $5,500 in Canadian currency, Southern Georgina Bay OPP said in a news release.

The 48-year-old man, whose name has not been released, has been charged with possession of a Schedule 1 substance for the purpose of trafficking (cocaine) and possession of a Schedule 1 substance (opioid other than heroin). He was released from custody with a future court date.