Greater Sudbury Police Service’s investigation into an assault on Elm Street on Dec. 11 led officers to the seizure of suspected cocaine and fentanyl with an estimated street value of $135,000.
The seizure stems from an incident at Elm and Eyre streets yesterday.
At 8 a.m. on Dec. 10, officers were dispatched to an assault in progress at Elm Street at Eyre Street. Two men were arrested after reports of multiple people involved in an altercation with reports of a knife and a gun involved, police state in a press release.
Another person, believed to be in possession of the gun, had entered a residential building on the corner of Elm and Eyre.
Officers set-up containment of the building and shut down Elm Street at multiple intersections to ensure public and officer safety. Officers assisted individuals not involved in the incident to evacuate the building and secured the residential unit where the involved persons were believed to be hiding.
Two people exited the unit and were taken into police custody.
"Members of our Emergency Response Unit (ERU) and K9 Unit arrived on scene and made entry into the unit taking a fifth person into custody," said the police release. "As a result of the ongoing investigation, three people have been released unconditionally and two people have been charged."
As a result of the ongoing investigation, detectives from GSPS Major Crimes sought and secured a search warrant for the residential unit where the arrests took place.
Just before 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday that search warrant was executed. GSPS said in a news release that detectives located an Airsoft gun and a BB gun, which were believed to have been used during the assault.
“Detectives also located close to 350 grams of what is believed to be Fentanyl and close to 1,050 grams of what is believed to be cocaine,” GSPS said. “The estimated street value of the drugs is $135,000.”
A 42-year-old man arrested yesterday for the assault is facing two additional charges of Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking a Schedule I Substance.
He had a bail hearing today.
From the assault, the 42-year-old man is also charged with:
- Pointing Firearm
- Possession of a Weapon for a Dangerous Purpose
- Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm
- Breach of Release Order
- Breach of Probation Order
- Breach of Prohibition Order, five counts.
A second man, 26, is charged with:
- Possession of a Weapon for a Dangerous Purpose
- Assault with a Weapon
- Breach of Probation Order
Police said this is a targeted incident as the people involved are known to each other. Officers are still present at the building as Detectives from the Major Crime Section of the GSPS Criminal Investigation Division apply for a search warrant.
