OPP seize heroin, fentanyl, weapons in vehicle stop in Peterborough

OPP seized heroin and fentanyl and arrested a man during a vehicle stop in Peterborough early Wednesday.

As part of an investigation led by the OPP’s Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau and the Peterborough County OPP Community Street Crime Unit, officers stopped a vehicle on Lansdowne Street West shortly before 1 a.m.

Inside the vehicle, police seized heroin, fentanyl, methamphetamine, drug paraphernalia, two cell phones, two knives, a large machete and cash.

Arrested was Brandon Bellomo, 21, of Peterborough. He has been charged with three counts of a possession of a schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking, possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000, resisting a peace officer, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose and driving while disqualified.

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The vehicle was seized and impounded for 45 days.

Bellomo was held in custody and was scheduled to appear in court in Peterborough on Wednesday.