Halifax Regional Police car. (Photo: Sean DeWitt, Waterfront Media).

BEDFORD: A 26-year-old Halifax area man has been charged with impaired driving and drug offences following a call to police.

According to Hlaifax Regional Police, on Oct. 3 at approximately 7:55 p.m., officers responded to a report of a possible impaired driver.

It was noted that the vehicle had stopped in the centre of the road in the 900 block of Starboard Drive in Bedford.

Upon arrival, officers observed a man in the driver’s seat who appeared to be asleep.

When officers woke the man, he showed signs of impairment and was arrested.

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During the investigation, officers located and seized a quantity of money and a quantity of drugs.

A 26-year-old man is scheduled to appear in Halifax provincial court at a later date to face charges of:

• Operation of a conveyance while impaired to any degree by alcohol or drugs

• Possession of property obtained by crime over $5000

• Possession for the purpose of trafficking

• Resist arrest

File # 25-143531