Car trouble in northern Ontario results in drug bust
Three northern Ontario residents are charged with drug trafficking after the vehicle they were in got stuck along a bush road off Highway 17 on Monday.
Officers were called to the vehicle located just outside of the Township of Marathon around 5:35 p.m. Sept. 16, Ontario Provincial Police said in a news release Tuesday.
"Throughout the interactions with the vehicle driver and passengers, a search of the vehicle was conducted which revealed suspected cocaine and methamphetamine pills," OPP said.
Cocaine and methamphetamine seized from three Marathon residents in raid involving a vehicle and two homes. Sept. 16, 2024 (Ontario Provincial Police)
"The officers on-scene then engaged the Marathon OPP community street crime unit (CSCU) who began assisting in the investigation."
As a result, around 2:40 a.m. the next morning, police raided two homes in Marathon.
Between the car and the two homes, more than $40,000 in drugs were seized, including two pounds of cocaine,18 grams of heroin, 1,110 speed pills, and 320 methamphetamine pills. Nearly $1,000 in cash was also seized by police.
OPP in Marathon seized cash and drugs after a car got stuck on a bush road off Highway 17. Sept. 17, 2024 (Ontario Provincial Police)
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Three local residents, a 54-year-old man and two women in their 30s, are charged with drug offences.
The male suspect and a 33-year-old woman are both charged with two counts of selling cocaine and methamphetamine.
They were held for a bail hearing scheduled for Tuesday.
A 35-year-old woman was released on charges of trafficking heroin and methamphetamine, having a small quantity of cocaine and being in possession of property obtained by crime.
She is scheduled to appear in court Oct. 16.
"If you have any information about the trafficking of illicit drugs, call the OPP at 1-888-310-1122," OPP said.
"Should you wish to remain anonymous, you may call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS)."
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