Shortly after 11 a.m. on Nov. 4, members of the Greater Sudbury Police Services Integrated Crime Section assisted in arresting three people and seizing nearly $30,000 worth of street drugs.
In November of 2019, the GSPS Integrated Crime Section (I.C.S.) working in collaboration with the OPP Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau (O.C.E.B.) commenced multiple investigations intending to disrupt drug trafficking operations entering and operating within the city of Greater Sudbury.
In October of 2020, detectives conducted an investigation into a suspected drug distribution criminal enterprise operating within the city and on Tuesday the police teams executed three Controlled Drugs and Substances Act Search Warrants at addresses located in Greater Sudbury.
As a result of the three CDSA Search Warrants the following were seized by Detectives:
- 63 grams of Cocaine
- 49 grams of Fentanyl
- 114 Methamphetamine tablets
- $3,350.00 Canadian currency
The total street value of the Drugs seized is an estimated $27,000. The amount of Fentanyl seized represents approximately 490 street level doses that could have reached the community.
Two individuals from Greater Sudbury and one individual from the Greater Toronto Area were arrested and charged in relation to the following CDSA and Criminal Code offences:
- Possession of a Controlled Schedule I Substance (Fentanyl)
- Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking Schedule I substance (Cocaine)
- Possession of a Controlled Schedule I Substance (Methamphetamine)
- Possession of Property Obtained by Crime under $5,000 (Currency)
One of the individuals was additionally charged with Breach of Probation Order.
In order to protect the integrity of the investigation, no further details will be provided by police.
