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OPP seize coke in traffic stop
SD&G Ontario Provincial Police officers seized $2,400 in cocaine during a North Dundas traffic stop on May 17. Police seized 24 grams of coke during the traffic stop on County Road 1 around 6 p.m. The 28-year-old driver, Jonathon Gray of North Dundas, was arrested and charged with possession of a Schedule I drug. Dealers of Schedule I drugs such as co-
caine face harsher sentencing under the Safe Streets & Communities Act passed by the federal government in 2012. GHB and flunitrazepam, most commonly known as date-rape drugs, and amphet- amine drugs were moved from Schedule III to Schedule I under the amended legisla- tion. Gray is scheduled to appear in Morris- burg court on July 2.
A 50-year-old Cornwall man faces charges after he was accused of trying to flee po- lice attempting to arrest him on drugs charges. Cornwall police allege the man, who was found on Tuesday to be in possession of Fentanyl, attempted to flee upon his arrest. He was bound by a probation order at the time to abstain from the purchase, posses- sion and consumption of drugs except in accordance with a medical prescription and keep the peace and be of good behaviour. Alcide Ceasor is charged with possession of a controlled substance believed to be Fentanyl, possession for the purpose of traf- ficking, possession of property obtained by crime, obstructing police and two counts of breach of probation order. &LW\PDQFKDUJHGDIWHUWU\LQJWRÀHHSROLFH
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Border backlogs hurting local business: Samson Cornwall Bar-B-Q Restaurant owner GeorgeTagiannis complains about howmuch his business has dropped because of lengthy delays crossing the north span of the Sea- way International Bridge since a temporary customs port was erected at the foot of the bridge in Cornwall.
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to their home on Cornwall Island, he said. Tagiannis said his business has dropped 25 per cent since the customs port was re- located to the foot of the north span of the Seaway International Bridge in Cornwall. The traffic congestion on the span of the bridge leading to Cornwall has become such a problem that people actually call him to step outside to check the line up within view of his Second Street West restaurant, just a couple blocks from the base of the bridge. The relocation of the toll at the foot of the bridge in Cornwall has also hurt his busi- ness because he can no longer deliver di- Island, his drivers could just meet custom- ers by the toll to make their delivery with- out paying. “The toll booth . . . should be where the old Customs was,” Samson insists. “I feel they are discriminating against the natives and Cornwall business.” “You shouldn’t have to pay a toll to cross from Canada into Canada.” He insists the solution to the border woes is simple: the bridge toll should be located at the former customs port south of the four corners on Cornwall Island and the customs port should be moved adjacent to the U.S. customs near the foot of the bridge landing in the U.S. rectly to Cornwall Is- land without paying $6.50 to cross over the bridge and pack. When the toll was located south of the bridge on Cornwall
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A Cornwall city councillor says backlogs at the Canadian customs are hurting local restaurant operators. Gerry Samson held a news conference last week to complain about delays at the Canadian border crossing during a press conference last week with Cornwall Bar-B-Q Restaurant owner George Tagiannis. “They say that they’re fed up,” Samson
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ness, especially res- taurants are hurting.” “Everybody is hurting. Restaurants are hurting. All the businesses are hurting.” And not only restaurant operators are fed up, cab drivers are frustrated as well with sitting on the bridge for 30 minutes or more, when they could be making money picking up fares in Cornwall, Samson said. He blames the limited number of lanes at the customs port for the problem. Although there are three lanes, the same numbers as the old port on Cornwall Island, often only two of the lanes are open, he said. Compounding the problem is natives who work in the United States must return to the customs port at the foot of the bridge to report back into Canada before returning
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