NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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BLIND RIVER - On Oct. 28, 2023, members from the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were on patrol duties on Causley Street in the Town of Blind River.
Shortly after 2:30 p.m., a traffic stop was conducted after being alerted by the automatic licence plate reader (ALPR) that the registered owner was a suspended driver. The driver provided officers with a false name and was arrested. The vehicle was searched, and police located a loaded handgun along, tobacco products, a small amount of marijuana, and over 400 grams of suspected cocaine (estimated street value over $46,000).
As a result of the investigation, Ross Hagan, 26 years of age from Etobicoke, was charged with:
• Transport Firearm, Weapon, Prohibited Device or Ammunition in a Careless Manner
• Unauthorized Possession of a Prohibited or Restricted Firearm
• Knowledge of Unauthorized Possession of Firearm
• Possession of a Prohibited Device or Ammunition
• Occupant of Motor Vehicle Knowing There was Prohibited or Restricted Weapon
• Possession of a Prohibited or Restricted Firearm
• Obstruct Peace Officer
• Possession of a Schedule I Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking - Cocaine
• Breach of Recognizance (two counts)
The accused appeared before the Ontario Court of Justice Video Bail Court in Blind River on Oct. 29, 2023, and was remanded into custody.
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