Police allegedly seize cocaine, Barrie man charged with impaired

Suspected drugs and paraphernalia police seized following investigation at RIDE check in Barrie, Ont. (Barrie Police)

A Barrie man, 35, is facing drug-related charges after police seized suspected cocaine and drug paraphernalia.

Barrie police say officers were doing a RIDE check on Wednesday along Ferndale Drive South when they arrested a driver impaired by drugs.

Once officers began speaking with the driver, police say they believed he was impaired and started an investigation.

According to police, investigators seized 45 grams of suspected crack cocaine and drug paraphernalia.

The accused has been charged with operation while impaired by a drug, possession of cocaine and possession of cocaine with the purpose of trafficking.