Search warrant yields nearly half a kilogram of cocaine

A search warrant at a residence on Ontario Street in Sudbury yielded nearly half a kilogram of cocaine, cash, drug paraphernalia and six cellphones.**

The warrant was executed by the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP)-led Provincial Joint Forces Guns and Gangs Enforcement Team (PGNG) and the Greater Sudbury Police Service (GSPS) Drug Enforcement Team.

The release, issued by the OPP, didn’t state when the raid occurred. Seized during the warrant was the cocaine, $2,440 in Canadian currency, six cellphones and drug trafficking paraphernalia.

A 23-year-old Etobicoke resident is charged with:

• Possession of a Schedule 1 substance, cocaine, for the purpose of trafficking (two counts)
• Failure to comply with a release order (six counts)
• Possession of proceeds of crime

A 37-year-old Sudbury resident is charged with:

• Possession of a Schedule 1 substance, cocaine, for the purpose of trafficking (two counts)
• Failure to comply with a probation order (two counts)

OPP said the investigation was supported by the OPP Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau, OPP Tactics and Rescue Unit, OPP Canine Unit, OPP Emergency Response Team and the GSPS Intelligence Unit.

The Etobicoke resident was held in custody and will appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Sudbury on April 19. The Sudbury resident was released from custody with an appearance before the Ontario Court of Justice in Sudbury on May 22.

**The image for this story has been updated since its initial publication after OPP issued a correction that incorrect images had been provided. The new image waas provided by OPP.