NEWS RELEASE
NIAGARA REGIONAL POLICE SERVICE
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On July 1, 2021, at approximately 4:30 p.m., a 2 District – Niagara Falls uniform officer was on patrol in a marked cruiser on the 405 Highway near Stanley Avenue in Niagara on the Lake.
The officer observed a blue 2003 Audi eastbound on the 405 Hwy. A database check of the vehicle determined the registered owner was a suspended driver. The officer initiated a traffic stop. One of the passengers in the car was not wearing a seatbelt and provided a false identity to the officer. As the officer was attempting to confirm the identity; a number of suspected drugs and proceeds of crime money were found in the car.
All three of the persons in the car were subsequently arrested.
Officers seized:
- Suspected methamphetamine - 128.4 grams. (Est. street value - $10,000)
- Suspected fentanyl – 188.2 grams. (Est. street value - $50,000)
- $988 Canadian Currency
Jesse Marius Lalande (37 year old) of St. Catharines was arrested and charged with the offences of:
- Possession of a schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking (Methamphetamine), s. 5(2) CDSA
- Possession of a schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking (Fentanyl), s. 5(2) CDSA
- Possession of proceeds of property obtained by crime (under $5,000), s. 355(b) CC
- Obstruct Police Officer, s. 129 CC
- Fail to comply with order, s. 145 (5) CC (2 Counts)
- Passenger - fail to properly wear seatbelt, s. 106(3)(b) HTA
Sarah M. Lyon (37 years old) of Niagara on the Lake was arrested and charged with the offences of:
- Possession of schedule I substance, s. 4(1), CDSA.
- Possession of a schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking (Methamphetamine), s. 5(2) CDSA
Charles Ian Buckingham (41 years old) of Niagara on the Lake was arrested and charged with the offences of:
- Possession of schedule I substance, s. 4(1), CDSA.
- Possession of a schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking (Methamphetamine), s. 5(2) CDSA
Lalande was held in custody to attend a video bail hearing at the Robert S. K. Welch Courthouse on July 2, 2021. Lyon and Buckingham were both released on Form 10 Undertakings with future court dates.
Anyone who may have information about this incident is asked to call 905-688-4111, extension 1022200.
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