Man on Canada-wide driving prohibition arrested during traffic stop in Cobourg

A Hamilton Township man currently serving a Canada-wide driving prohibition was arrested early Thursday after a police traffic stop in Cobourg.

According to the Cobourg Police Service, around 2:10 a.m. an officer conducted a traffic stop for a vehicle in the area of Depalma Drive and Burnham Street. The officer determined the driver was prohibited from driving.

He was arrested and a search of the vehicle located a quantity of suspected crystal methamphetamine.

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Marcel Laframboise, 38, of Bewdley in Hamilton Township, was charged operation of a motor vehicle while prohibited and possession of a Schedule I substance.

He was released on an appearance notice with a future court date in Cobourg, police said Friday. No date was provided.

EDITOR’S NOTE: This article initially stated the man was from the City of Kawartha Lakes. It has been corrected.

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