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Three charged after drugs, weapons seized in Orillia bust: OPP

Police seized 67 grams of fentanyl, 23 grams of cocaine, four 100-millilitre bottles of methadone, 134 hydromorphone pills, 67 oxycodone pills
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Police seized drugs, knives and other items while executing a search warrant at a Barrie Road address in Orillia on Wednesday.

Three people have been charged following a drug bust Wednesday on Barrie Road in Orillia.

Following an investigation into alleged drug trafficking in the city, a search warrant was executed Wednesday.

Police say officers seized 67 grams of fentanyl, 23 grams of cocaine, four 100-millilitre bottles of methadone, 134 hydromorphone pills, 67 oxycodone pills, a prohibited knife and numerous cellular devices, Orillia OPP said in a news release.

Paul Hart-Payne, 31, of Orillia, has been charged with the following:

  • Assault with a weapon
  • Uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm
  • Possession of a firearm or ammunition contrary to a prohibition order (three counts)
  • Failure to comply with a probation order (six counts)
  • Possession for the purpose of trafficking (fentanyl, cocaine, methadone, oxycodone and hydromorphone)
  • Possession of property obtained by crime
  • Possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose

He was held in custody pending a bail hearing.

Michael Hart-Payne, 30, and Serena Horton, 21, both of Orillia, have been charged with the following:

  • Possession for the purpose of trafficking (fentanyl, cocaine, methadone, oxycodone and hydromorphone)
  • Possession of property obtained by crime
  • Possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose

They were released on an undertaking with a future court date.