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Police say they found 2.57 grams of suspected cocaine on a Desbarats man

Driver, 46, was wanted on outstanding charges from another province, police say
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Anishinabek Police Service file photo. James Hopkin/SooToday

Police in Garden River say a driver has been charged with drug possession after a vehicle was stopped on Sunday.

At 1:37 p.m. on Dec. 16, Anishinabek Police Service officers were on general patrol on Sweetgrass Street in Garden River First Nation east of the Sault.

APS with the assistance of Batchewana Police conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle.

It was determined the driver was wanted on outstanding charges from another province, Anishinabek Police said in a news release.

The driver was arrested and officers located 2.57g of suspected cocaine, police say.

Steven Tomei, 46, of Desbarats, was charged with possession of a Schedule I substance. He was released on an undertaking with a future court date.

None of the allegations have been tested in court and Tomei is considered innocent unless proven guilty.