York Regional Police (YRP) charged two men and seized a firearm and a quantity of drugs following a traffic stop in Vaughan on New Year’s Day.
At around 8.30am, officers from the YRP’s Road Safety Bureau were on patrol on Keele Street, south of Rivermede Road, when they spotted a vehicle “stopped in the road with a sleeping driver”.
Police say the elderly male driver of the vehicle was investigated and officers determined he was impaired.
A second man was in the backseat of the vehicle, also asleep, according to police.
Investigators say the driver tried to run from officers when he woke up, but was unsuccessful and both men were arrested.
After searching the vehicle, both suspects were found in possession of a loaded handgun and a large amount of drugs and cash. Search warrants were later executed at one of the suspects’ residences in Toronto, where investigators found drugs and ammunition.
Toronto resident Nicholas Baker and James Nachshon of no fixed address, both 28, have been charged with multiple offences, including possession for the purpose of trafficking (cocaine, opiates) and possession of a prohibited firearm with ammunition.
Baker, the driver of the vehicle, was also charged with driving while impaired.
YRP urges anyone who suspects an impaired driver may be on the road to call 9-1-1.
Police are also asking anyone with information about this investigation to contact YRP #4 District Bureau of Criminal Investigation at 1-866-876-5423, ext. 7441 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS or online at www.1800222tips.com.
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