Search warrant results in several drug charges

On January 23, 2021 at 1:24 a.m. officers from the Grey Bruce Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a threats occurrence at a residence on Highway 21, in the Saugeen First Nation.

A suspect had threatened a victim, after brandishing a knife, before running off. The suspect was located near the scene and was arrested without incident. There were no injuries.

As a result of the investigation, Grey Bruce OPP have charged a 41 year-old, from Saugeen First Nation with the following offences:

  • Uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm, section 264.1(1)(a) Criminal Code of Canada (CCC)
  • Possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, section 88 CCC
  • Possession of a Schedule 1 substance – Opioid, section 4(1) Controlled Drugs and Substance Act

The accused was held for a bail hearing at the Ontario Court of Justice in Walkerton on January 24, 2021.

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On January 22, 2021, members of the Grey Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were assisted by members of the Grey Bruce OPP Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), with the execution of a search warrant at a residence on Highway 6, in the Township of Georgian Bluffs.

OPP seized cocaine, heroin, psilocybin, hydrocodone, methamphetamine, other pills and a quantity of Canadian currency at the residence.

As a result of this investigation, Grey Bruce OPP have charged a 67 year-old woman and 27 year-old male of the same family, both from Georgian Bluffs, with the following offences:

  •  Possession of a Schedule 1 substance for the purposing in trafficking – cocaine, section 5(2) Controlled Drugs and Substance Act (CDSA)
  • Possession of a Schedule 1 substance for the purposing in trafficking – heroin, section 5(2) CDSA
  • Possession of a Schedule 3 substance for the purposing in trafficking – psilocybin, section 5(2) CDSA
  • Possession of a Schedule 1 substance for the purposing in trafficking – opioid, section 5(2) CDSA
  • Possession of a Schedule 1 substance – methamphetamine, section 4(1) CDSA

Both accused must attend the Ontario Court of Justice in Owen Sound on February 25, 2021.