Motorcyclist found with cocaine during traffic stop in Peterborough: police

An Ennismore man faces drug and traffic-related offences following a vehicle stop by police on Tuesday morning.

Peterborough Police Service say around 10:45 a.m., an officer observed a motorcycle with no licence plate travelling southbound on George Street.

The officer conducted a vehicle stop and discovered the driver had a licence under suspension and did not have insurance or a permit, according to police.

The driver was initially arrested for driving while under suspension. According to police, during the investigation, officers located cocaine and drug paraphernalia including a digital scale in the man’s possession.

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Shane Ernest Hunt, 39, of Waterford Road, Ennismore, was arrested and charged with:

• Trafficking a Schedule I substance (cocaine)
• Driving a motor vehicle with no plates
• Driving while under suspension
• Failure to apply for a permit on becoming owner
• Fail to surrender a permit for a motor vehicle
• Operating a motor vehicle without insurance

He was held in custody and is scheduled to appear in court later Wednesday.

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