Members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) East Region Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) assisted by the Provincial Weapons Enforcement Unit (PWEU), the Tactical Response Unit (TRU), the Canine Unit and officers from the Russell County OPP have arrested and charged three individuals following an investigation and the execution of search warrant in the City of Clarence-Rockland.
On March 12, 2024, CSCU officers arrested two parties in the City of Ottawa. Subsequently , a third party was arrested on March 13, 2024, in the City of Clarence-Rockland and a search warrant was executed. During the events the following was seized:
78 Oxycodone pills
2 Dilaudid pills
1.3 ounces of crack
0.7 ounces of cocaine
$1450 in Canadian currency
6 cell phones
Scales
A knife
Break in tools
2 balaclavas
Gloves
As a result, a 24-year-old, from the City of Clarence-Rockland, Ontario, was charged under the Criminal Code (CC) and the Control Drug and Substance Act (CDSA) with:
Possession of a Schedule 1 Substance – Opioid CDSA 4(1) X2
Possession of a Schedule 1 Substance – Cocaine CDSA 4(1)
Possession of a Schedule 1 Substance for the purpose of Trafficking – Opioid CDSA 5(2)
Possession of a Schedule 1 Substance for the purpose of Trafficking – Cocaine CDSA 5(2)
Possession of proceeds of property obtained by crime under $5000 – in Canada CC 354(1)(a)
Possession Break In Instruments CC 351(1)
An 18-year-old, from Ottawa, Ontario was charged with:
Possession of a Schedule 1 Substance – Cocaine CDSA 4(1) X2
Possession of a Schedule 1 Substance – Opioid CDSA 4(1)
Traffick in a Schedule 1 Substance – Cocaine CDSA 5(1) X2
Possession of a Schedule 1 Substance for the purpose of Trafficking – Cocaine CDSA 5(2) X2
Possession of a Schedule 1 Substance for the purpose of Trafficking – Opioid CDSA 5(2)
A 17-year-old, from Ottawa, Ontario was charged with:
Possession of a Schedule 1 Substance – Cocaine CDSA 4(1) X2
Possession of a Schedule 1 Substance – Opioid CDSA 4(1)
Traffick in a Schedule 1 Substance – Cocaine CDSA 5(1) X2
Possession of a Schedule 1 Substance for the purpose of Trafficking – Cocaine CDSA 5(2) X2
Possession of a Schedule 1 Substance for the purpose of Trafficking – Opioid CDSA 5(2)
Possession of proceeds of property obtained by crime under $5000 – in Canada CC 354(1)(a)
The accused are to appear at the L’Orignal Court of Justice at a later date.
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