Man Charged with Drug Trafficking and Driving Offences
The North Bay Police Service has arrested and charged a 51-year-old male for drug trafficking and driving offences.
At approximately 12:45 a.m. on September 16, 2024, a members of the North Bay Police Service observed a motor vehicle fail to stop at a red light on Algonquin Avenue at Lansdowne Street, North Bay, and initiated a traffic stop. The accused was located operating the vehicle. The accused did not produce a driver’s license or valid proof of insurance upon request. Police then confirmed that the accused was both a prohibited and suspended driver. As a result, the accused was arrested.
Searches by police resulted in the seizure of:
- Approximately 17 grams of suspected cocaine
- Approximately seven (7) suspected methamphetamine pills
- Approximately 28 grams of suspected Fentanyl
- Approximately 6 grams of suspected crack cocaine
- A quantity of Canadian currency
The estimated street value of the drugs seized in this incident is approximately $7,900.
The accused in this incident is Bernard Ronald SOUCIE, male, age 51, of North Bay, Ontario, who is charged with:
- Four counts of Driving while under suspension
- One count of Red light – fail to stop
- One count of Fail to provide required document - driver
- One count of Fail to Comply with Probation order
- One count of Possession of proceeds of property obtained by crime under $5,000
- One count of Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of Trafficking
- Three counts of Possession of a Schedule I substance
- Five counts of Operation while prohibited under the Criminal Code
The accused was held in custody pending a bail hearing at the North Bay Courthouse.