Six people charged following drug trafficking investigation

The Ontario Provincial Police East Region Community Street Crime Unit has arrested six people following a drug trafficking investigation that began in August 2024, police said in a release Monday.

On Wednesday, Oct. 21, officers executed search warrants in Chesterville, South Stormont Township and the City of Cornwall.

Officers seized more than 170 grams of suspected cocaine, about 37 grams of suspected heroin, over 600 suspected opioid pills, three vehicles, Canadian and American currency, replica firearms and cellphones, police said.

A North Dundas Township resident and two Cornwall residents were charged as a result of the investigation and held for bail hearings before the Ontario Court of Justice in Cornwall.

A South Stormont Township resident and two other Cornwall residents were charged and released from custody. They are scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Cornwall on Tuesday, Dec. 1.

All six face a charge of conspiracy to commit an indictable offence. Other charges listed in the release include trafficking, possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking, possession of property obtained by crime, possession of ammunition contrary to a prohibition order and failure to comply with a probation order.

The charges have not been proven in court.