An East Gwillimbury resident and three others are facing charges under the Criminal Code and Controlled Drugs and Substances Act after Ontario Provincial Police say nearly two kilograms of suspected cocaine was seized in connection with a drug-trafficking investigation in Thunder Bay.
Three search warrants were executed at residences in Thunder Bay and Kakabeka Falls on Dec. 10 by the OPP-led Provincial Joint Forces Guns and Gangs Enforcement Team, OPP emergency response team, OPP community street crime unit, Thunder Bay Police Service and Nishnawbe Aski Police Service. The Toronto Police Service Drug Squad also assisted with this investigation.
As a result of the search warrants, police say officers seized 1.7 kilograms of suspected cocaine, $257,000 in Canadian currency, four cellphones, three digital scales and one laptop computer.
The estimated street value of the drugs seized is $170,000, according to police.
A 30-year-old East Gwillimbury man, a 62-year-old Thunder Bay man, a 43-year-old Thunder Bay woman and a 70-year-old Kakabeka Falls man have each been charged with two counts of possession of proceeds of property obtained by crime over $5,000 and two counts of possession for the purpose of trafficking (cocaine).
One of the accused remains in custody and the other three accused were released. They are scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Thunder Bay on various dates.
