NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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On May 16, 2021 at 1:30 p.m., Bracebridge Ontario Provincial Police officers responded to a concern from a member of the public about the driver of a vehicle at a local quick-service restaurant on Muskoka Road 118 in Bracebridge. The driver and passenger were reportedly intermittently sleeping while in line.
Officers located the vehicle before it departed the location and conducted an investigation into the concern.
Police subsequently arrested and charged the driver, 57-year-old Wayne McMullen of Bracebridge, with impaired operation by drug CC 320.14(1)(a), possession of schedule I substance - cocaine CDSA 4(1) and possession of schedule I substance - opioid CDSA 4(1).
The second person in the vehicle, 35-year-old Kyle Gillard of Bracebridge was also charged with possession of schedule I substance - cocaine CDSA 4(1) and possession of schedule I substance - opioid CDSA 4(1).
Both accused parties will appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Bracebridge on June 29, 2021, to answer to their charges.
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