AJAX -- A traffic stop on the first day of school led to the seizure of a large cache of drugs and charges against a Clarington woman.
A Durham officer pulled the woman's Saturn over Tuesday morning in Ajax after clocking the vehicle at 95 km-h in a 50 km school zone and noticed a small amount of marijuana beside the driver, police said. Cops searched the vehicle and found more than a kilogram of marijuana and 330 grams of psilocybin, also known as magic mushrooms.
A search warrant executed at the woman's home in Hampton led officers to more than a pound of psilocybin, police said.
The street value of the drugs is estimated at more than $30,000.
Justine Marie Brooks, 23 of Liberty Street in Hampton, is charged with possession for the purpose of trafficking and driving offences.
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