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Sudbury woman among those arrested after Sault drug bust last week

Cocaine, fentanyl and loaded semi-automatic handgun among items found in home
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A Sudbury woman was among four people arrested in a drug bust in Sault Ste. Marie Jan. 8.

Various branches of the OPP, along with the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service, executed a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) search warrant at a residence on Chicora Street in the Sault around 8 a.m. that day. 

Officers seized a quantity of drugs suspected to be cocaine and fentanyl, along with a loaded semi-automatic handgun.

A 25-year-old from MacDonald Meredith and Aberdeen Township has been arrested and charged with the following:

  • Possession of a Schedule 1 Substance - Opioid (other than heroin), 4(1) Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, and
  • Fail to Comply with Probation Order, 733.1(1) Criminal Code.

The accused is scheduled to appear in Sault court Feb. 15.

A 23-year-old woman from Sudbury has been arrested and charged with the following:

  • Possession of a Schedule 1 Substance - Opioid (other than heroin), 4(1) Controlled Drugs and Substances Act.

She is scheduled to appear in Sault court Feb. 15.

A 42-year-old Sault woman was arrested and charged with the following:

  • Possession of a Schedule 1 Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking - Opioid (other than heroin), 5(2) Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA),
  • Possession of a Schedule 1 Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking - Methamphetamine, 5(2) CDSA,
  • Possession of a Schedule 1 Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking - Cocaine, 5(2) CDSA,
  • Possession Property Obtained by Crime Under $5,000 - in Canada, 354(1)(a) Criminal Code (CC) - (two counts),
  • Fail to Comply with Release Order - other than to attend court, 145(5)(a) CC - (three counts), and
  • Fail to Comply with Probation Order, 733.1(1) CC.

She was scheduled to appear in Weekend and Statutory Holiday Court (WASH) at the Ontario Court of Justice in Sault Ste. Marie Jan. 9.

A 25-year-old from Toronto has been arrested and charged with the following:

  • Possession of a Schedule 1 Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking - Opioid (other than heroin), 5(2) Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA),
  • Possession of a Schedule 1 Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking - Cocaine, 5(2) CDSA,
  • Possession of a Loaded Prohibited or Restricted Firearm 95(a), Criminal Code (CC),
  • Careless Storage of Firearm, Weapon, Prohibited Device or Ammunition, 86(1) CC,
  • Possession of a Firearms or Ammunition Contrary to Prohibition Order, 117.01(1) CC,
  • Fail to Comply with Probation Order, 733.1(1) CC, and
  • Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Under $5,000 - in Canada, 354(1)(a) CC

The accused was scheduled to appear in Weekend and Statutory Holiday Court (WASH) at the Ontario Court of Justice in Sault Ste. Marie Jan. 9.