Sarnia police seized over $35,000 worth of fentanyl and meth during a traffic stop Wednesday afternoon.
Cst. John Sottosanti said the service's Vice Unit had been actively investigating a Windsor man for alleged drug trafficking in Sarnia.
After gathering enough evidence to arrest the suspect, officers pulled over a vehicle in the area of Trudeau Drive at around 4:40 p.m. and took the accused and a passenger into custody.
During a search, police located 168 grams of light pink coloured fentanyl, 27 grams of crystal methamphetamine and $1,000 in Canadian currency. Sottosanti said the total value of the substances is approximately $35,760.
Derrick Alan Pillon, a 42-year-old man from Windsor, faces two counts of possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking, two counts of breach of probation, and three counts of failing to comply with a release order.
The passenger, 28-year-old Jordan Laura Daye of Corunna, faces two counts of possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking.
Both accused were being held pending a bail hearing.
