OPP Arrest 2 People in Highway 17A Traffic Stop

A significant seizure of drugs for OPP.
Officers stopped a vehicle on the Kenora By-pass on the weekend to deal with a seatbelt infraction.
OPP noted evidence of drug use and 2-men were arrested and the vehicle was searched.
Police recovered 340-Oxycodone pills, 25-ecstasy pills and $1,100 cash.
The estimated street value of the drugs is $37,000.
41-year-old Ryan Place of Victoria and 41-year-old Shane Nixon of Calgary face charges of possession of property obtained by crime, trafficking in a narcotic and possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose.