28 drug and weapons charges laid in North Glengarry traffic stop

(Newswatch Group/Bill Kingston, File)

ALEXANDRIA – Two people from Ottawa are facing a total of 28 criminal and Highway Traffic Act charges after a police stop on Highway 417 Monday.

SD&G OPP say a vehicle was stopped for a traffic offence around 2:30 a.m. when drugs and a prohibited weapon were spotted by the police officer who stopped them.

Two men, ages 30 and 26, are facing a slew of drugs and weapons-related charges.

They were held by police for a bail hearing in a Cornwall court.