Ottawa Police Arrest Suspect After Traffic Stop Yields Drug Tablets, $28K Cash

Ontario Provincial Police seized $28,000 in cash along with suspected drug tablets during a highway traffic stop after receiving a call about an impaired driver, in Ottawa on Dec. 28, 2024. Courtesy of OPP/X

A call to the police in Ottawa about a possible impaired driver on Highway 417 led to a major seizure of cash and drugs on Saturday evening, Dec. 28.

Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers stopped the vehicle and conducted roadside screening. During the stop, they found that the driver had in his possession $28,000 in cash and multiple suspected drug tablets, the East Region OPP said in a post on social media platform X the next morning.