A Commercial Motor Vehicle driver is facing multiple charges after officers found hundreds of illegal cannabis plants in a vehicle in Arthur.
On Wednesday, Wellington County OPP was conducting safety inspections in the town, as part of the Operation Safe Driver Week initiative.
A commercial motor vehicle entered the inspection area, and during the course of the inspection, approximately 300 illegal cannabis plants were found.
A 58-year old man from Stoufville faces charges which include; Possession of More than Four Cannabis Plants (not budding or flowering), Distribute More than Four Cannabis Plants (not budding or flowering), Drive Commercial Motor Vehicle - No Valid CVOR Certificate.
The accused is scheduled to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice-Guelph, at a later date.