ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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On Aug. 11, 2021 at approximately 6 a.m., members of the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Major Crime Unit, the Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau (OCEB), the Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), the West Region Emergency Response Team (ERT), Regional Canine and uniform officers executed seven simultaneous Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) search warrants at multiple locations. Police entered and secured commercial and residential properties throughout Wellington County and the City of Brampton. Police also secured a quantity of cash.
Warrants were executed at locations in Wellington North, the Town of Erin, the City of Brampton and Georgetown. Three people were arrested and charged.
Police seized cocaine, cannabis, psilocybin (psychedelic mushrooms), currency and two long guns, as well as drug production equipment. Estimated values of drugs seized is over one million dollars. Over $10,000 in currency was also seized.
The following charges have been laid:
- 28-year-old Erin resident
- Possession of psilocybin for the purpose of trafficking
- Possession of a Schedule I Substance - percocet
- Possession of cannabis for the purpose of selling
- 25-year-old Brampton resident
- Possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking
- Possession of cannabis for the purpose of selling
- 50-year-old Erin resident
- Two counts of unauthorized possession of a firearm
- Two counts of careless storage of a firearm
- Two counts of fail to comply with undertaking
- Fail to comply with release order
- Possession of cannabis for the purpose of selling
The accused are scheduled to appear at a later date at the Ontario Court of Justice in Guelph to answer to the charges.
The OPP continues in their commitment to remove illegal drugs from our communities. If you have any information to assist, please call 1-888-310-1122.
Should you wish to remain anonymous, you may call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or leave an anonymous online message here where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2000.
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