OPP seize large amount of meth on Highway 401

Three kilograms of what police suspect to be Methamphetamine were seized around 1:30 yesterday morning after OPP officers stopped a vehicle attempting to flee.

The police initially tried to stop the vehicle on Highway 401 and gave chase when the vehicle tried to escape.

Police eventually stopped it using a tire deflation device at the 401 and Wallbridge Loyalist Road.

Two men ran from the vehicle and were caught a short time later by OPP canine and emergency response units.

Thirty-year-old Derrick Veley of Loyalist Township has been charged with:

·        Possession of a schedule 1 substance for the purpose of trafficking;

·        Possession of proceeds obtained by crime under $5000, both contrary to the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act;

·        Resist a peace officer;

·        Two counts of failing to comply with probation order; and

·        Failing to comply with a Recognizance, contrary to the Criminal Code.

Twenty-nine-year-old Alexander Dumouchel of Quinte West has been charged with:

·        Possession of a schedule 1 substance for the purpose of trafficking, contrary to the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act;

·        Possession of proceeds of crime under $5000;

·        Resist a peace officer;

·        Dangerous operation of a motor vehicle; and

·        Flight from police, all contrary to the Criminal Code.