A Sarnia man is facing drug and weapons charges after police seized around $11,500 worth of meth, fentanyl and mushrooms Friday night.
At around 9:30 p.m., police spotted a driver breaching his curfew conditions in the area of Maxwell Street and Indian Road. The driver was pulled over and arrested without incident.
During a search of the vehicle, police located drug paraphernalia, a hatchet between the driver’s seat and door, a spring loaded baton, and a canister of pepper spray (intended for dogs).
Police also located $3,140 in currency, 65.4 grams of methamphetamine worth approximately $6,540, nearly 21 grams of blue fentanyl with a street value of $4,160, and 59.4 grams of Psilocybin mushrooms worth roughly $890.
Leslie William Hawkins, 45, is charged with five counts of failing to comply with a release order, three counts of possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking, four counts of possession of a weapon contrary to a prohibition order, three counts of possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, and two counts of unauthorized possession of a weapon.
The accused was being held pending a bail hearing.