Two people from Eldee, north east of North Bay, are charged with numerous offences following an investigation by the North Bay Police Street Crime Unit, which concluded June 10.

A 39-year old man faces the following charges:

•             Two counts of Possession of a Controlled Substance for the Purposes of Trafficking

•             Possession of a Controlled Substance

•             Two counts of Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm

•             Two counts of Careless Storage of Firearm

•             Four counts of Operation of a Motor Vehicle While Prohibited

•             Six counts of Possession of Firearm or Ammunition contrary to Prohibition Order.

A 36-year old woman is charged with:

•             Possession of a Controlled Substance;

•             Two counts of Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm

•             Two counts of Careless Storage of Firearm

Police say they found the following drugs in the pickup truck they stopped:

  • 356 – 80 milligram oxycodone pills
  • 70 – 5 mg Percocet pills. 

They say the street value of the drugs seized is estimated at $30,000.

After executing a search warrant, police seized a quantity of drugs, two guns, and ammunition at the man’s home.

The two are scheduled to appear in court July 9 in North Bay.