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Rahim Jaffer charged with impaired driving, cocaine possession
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/ E. G; E/ s/ K. yPosted on September 16, 2009 05:35 PM | Permalink
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3 x9 r* A% u! r9 q: fRahim Jaffer, the former Edmonton MP and National Caucus Chair for the Conservative Party, faces impaired driving and drug charges after an incident early last Friday.
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q2 p: O- w7 J$ [; dJaffer was elected as a Reform MP in 1997, in the riding of Edmonton-Strathcona. He lost his seat in the last federal election to NDP MP Linda Duncan. Jaffer is married to Helena Guergis, the Minister of State for the Status of Women., B n% [* E5 c$ W0 Q. e3 w& e U
Y) x) P/ c+ O9 `; eThe Ontario Provincial Police in Caledon, Ontario confirmed the news today in a release, excerpted below:* \) {# I) A3 r* s& V
) l: D3 V) @$ bOn Friday September 11, 2009 at 12:45am a Caledon OPP officer on general patrol on Regional Road 50 observed a grey Ford Escape travelling northbound at a high rate of speed through the village of Palgrave. ; ^- x: i; P, C" L
+ f4 H" r& N1 _( s, ~0 }" F7 xThe officer conducted a traffic stop of the vehicle and after detecting the odour of alcohol on the drivers breath an investigation was conducted. ' I2 o# m' S& n- ~
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Thirty-seven year old Rahim JAFFER of Angus was charged with Drive Motor Vehicle Over 80 milligrams of alcohol contrary to section 253(1)(b) Criminal Code of Canada and Possession of a Controlled Substance (Cocaine) contrary to section 4(1) Controlled Drugs and Substances Act.6 q1 t. g! u2 f6 f. X2 ?
! F8 e- c& ?, Z6 g* L6 K zJAFFER will be making his first appearance in Orangeville Criminal Court on October 19, 2009. His licence was suspended for a period of 90 days under the Administrative Drivers Licence Suspension (ADLS) program. |
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