Quinte West OPP – RIDE Program Leads to Impaired and Drug Charges (Name Released)

Pete Fisher
12 hours ago
• Categories: Police Blotter

The Quinte West Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has laid charges in an impaired driving investigation.

On Friday, December 13, 2024, at approximately 10:00 p.m., officers were conducting a RIDE program on the Highway 401 off-ramp at Trenton-Frankford Road. An Approved Screening Device was utilized for one driver resulting in that person’s arrest. A search of the vehicle led to the seizure of approximately 14 grams of suspected m ethamphetamine and the arrest of the passenger.

Jordan HAGGETT, 30 years old from Trenton, has been charged with:

Operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration (80 plus)

Possession of a Schedule I Substance – Methamphetamine

Driving motor vehicle with open container of liquor

Drive motor vehicle – no licence

Matthew SWEET, 30 years old from Kingston, has been charged with:

Possession of a Schedule I substance – methamphetamine

Both the accused parties were released from custody and are scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Belleville at a future date. The vehicle was impounded for seven days, and the driver’s licence was suspended for 90 days.

If you suspect that someone is driving or about to drive impaired, call 9-1-1 and report it. You could save a life.