Three people from M’Chigeeng First Nation are facing drug charges following a traffic stop in the Manitoulin Island community.

On Sept. 8, at around 11 a.m., officers from the Manitoulin Detachment of the OPP were alerted by the Automated Licence Plate Recognition system to a wanted person associated with a passing vehicle.

Officers stopped the vehicle on Highway 551 in M’Chigeeng First Nation, police said in a release. The Manitoulin OPP, with assistance from the United Chiefs and Councils of Manitoulin Police Service Commission (UCCM Police), launched an investigation.

As a result, three people were arrested.

Additionally, police seized suspected cocaine with an estimated street value of $11,400, suspected crack cocaine with an estimated street value of $3,200, and approximately $650

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