(PETAWAWA, ON) – An individual is facing charges after an impaired driving investigation in Petawawa resulted in the seizure of suspected fentanyl and cocaine.
On February 28, 2026, at approximately 4:45 p.m. members of the Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) stopped to investigate an occupied parked vehicle on Len Hopkins Drive in Petawawa. Upon speaking with the driver police entered into an impaired driving investigation. The driver was taken into custody, and testing was conducted by a Drug Recognition Expert (DRE) officer at the detachment. Suspected fentanyl and cocaine were seized during the investigation.
As a result of this investigation 37-year-old Jessica LAWRENCE of Petawawa has been charged with the following Criminal Code (CC) and Controlled Drugs Substances Act (CDSA) offences:
· Operation while impaired – drugs
· Possession of a schedule I substance – cocaine
· Possession of a schedule I substance opioid – fentanyl
The accused had their driver’s licence suspended for 90 days and their vehicle was towed and impounded for seven days. The accused was released and is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Pembroke on April 7, 2026.