DRYDEN – After conducting a traffic stop on Government Street on April 19, the Ontario Provincial Police arrested two individuals after finding multiple suspected illicit substances including cocaine, methamphetamine, hydromorphone, and morphine. The officers seized weapons and currency and items associated with drug trafficking.
After the individuals were arrested, the officers executed a Controlled Drugs and Substances search warrant at a residence on Third Avenue.
As a result of the investigation, a 29-year-old woman was charged under the Criminal Code and CDSA with possession and trafficking of suspected illicit substances, as well as, possession of proceeds of property obtained by crime over $5,000, and possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose.
She was held for bail and released by the Ontario Court of Justice with a return date of May 1 to speak to the charges.
The 30-years-old woman was charged under the Criminal Code and CDSA with possession and trafficking of suspected illicit substances, as well as, possession of proceeds of property obtained by crime over $5,000, and possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, and two failures to comply with the conditions of a release order.
She has been remanded into custody and will appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Dryden on April 24.
Assisting in this investigation were members of the Dryden OPP Detachment, the OPP Emergency Response Team, the OPP Community Street Crime Unit Sioux Lookout and Red Lake, as well as the Treaty Three Police Service.
Any person with information regarding the illegal possession and trafficking of drugs should immediately contact the OPP at 1-888-310-1122. Should you wish to remain anonymous, you may call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).
