A routine stop of a speeding vehicle on Highway 401 in Lakeshore led to the seizure of a fully automatic firearm and drugs, say provincial police.
The incident happened last weekend, on June 18, around 2:15 p.m.
Essex County OPP said their traffic management unit was monitoring the eastbound lanes of the 401 when an officer stopped a grey Jeep SUV that had been exceeding the speed limit.
The vehicle had two occupants. The driver was a 19-year-old Windsor woman. However, police said she falsely identified herself to the officer.
Also in the vehicle was an Etobicoke man.
Police arrested the driver and obtained grounds to search the vehicle.
The search uncovered a prohibited firearm that OPP described as fully automatic, as well as two prohibited magazines.
Also found were quantities of cocaine, methadone, and cash, along with drug paraphernalia.
The male passenger of the vehicle was subsequently arrested.
A highway enforcement team, a police dog, forensic officers, and the Essex County OPP crime unit were all involved in the arrests and seizures.
Brooklyn Slade, 19, of Windsor, faces a total of 14 charges, including: impersonation with intent to avoid arrest, identity theft, unauthorized possession of a firearm, being an occupant of a motor vehicle knowing there was a firearm, making an automatic firearm, possession of a loaded prohibited firearm, careless storage of a firearm, possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking, possession of a Schedule 1 controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking, and possession of cannabis.
Delroy Mattison, 31, of Etobicoke, faces 11 similar firearm and drug charges, along with four counts of failing to comply with probation orders and one count of possession of a firearm while prohibited.
Anyone with more information about these individuals is encouraged to call investigators at 1-888-310-1122.
