Two people face multiple charges after an incident that took place in Chapleau yesterday afternoon.
In a news release issued today, Nishnawbe Aski Police say officers from the Service’s Intelligence Unit, with assistance from the NAPS Emergency Response Team, OPP’s Community Street Crime Unit, and frontline NAPS and OPP officers, executed a search warrant at a residential address in Chapleau yesterday afternoon.
Police say the warrant was a result of an ongoing investigation into drug trafficking activity in the area, including neighbouring Brunswick House First Nation and Chapleau Cree First Nation. When police entered, they located and arrested two suspects without incident.
While searching the home, police located and seized a quantity of suspected cocaine, codeine tablets, and paraphernalia consistent with drug trafficking.
As a result, a 37-year-old male from North Bay, is charged with:
- Possession of Cocaine for the Purpose of Trafficking
- Possession of Trafficking Opioid (codeine) for the Purpose of Trafficking
A 29-year-old female from North Bay, is charged with:
- Possession of Cocaine for the Purpose of Trafficking
- Possession of Trafficking Opioid (codeine) for the Purpose of Trafficking
The names of accused individuals are withheld until charges against them have been sworn in before the courts. Both accused have since been released from custody with conditions and future court appearance dates.
None of the allegations have been tested in court and the accused are considered innocent until proven guilty.