A North Bay man and woman are facing a slew of drug and weapon charges.
The female, 34, and male, 39, were arrested in their home yesterday after police got a search warrant for a residence in the 550-block of King Street in North Bay.
David Woolley, Corporate Communications Officer for the North Bay Police Service, says officers found a wide variety of suspected drugs in the home, along with a long gun and ammunition. The estimated street price of the drugs found is over $10,000 and included:
- Approximately 19 grams of suspected fentanyl
- Approximately 13 grams of suspected crystal methamphetamine
- Approximately 11 grams of suspected cocaine
- Approximately 30 suspected methamphetamine tablets
The 34-year-old female is charged with:
- One count of Fail to Comply with Probation Order
- One count of Failure to comply with release order
- Three Counts of Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking
- Fentanyl, Methamphetamine, Cocaine
- One count of Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm
- One count of Knowledge of Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm
- One count of Possession of Loaded Prohibited or Restricted Firearm
- One count of Careless storage of Firearm, Weapon, Prohibited device or ammunition
- One count of Possession of prohibited or restricted firearm with ammo
The 39-year-old-male is charged with:
- One count of Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of Trafficking – Fentanyl
- Three Counts of Trafficking in a Controlled Substance
- Fentanyl, Methamphetamine, Cocaine
- One count of Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm
- One count of Knowledge of Unauthorized Possession of Firearm
- One count of Possession of Loaded Prohibited or Restricted Firearm
- One count of Careless storage of Firearm, Weapon, Prohibited devise or ammunition
- One count of Possession of prohibited or restricted firearm with ammo
- One count of Failure to comply with undertaking
- One count of Fail to Comply with Probation Order
The accused are both currently in custody pending a bail hearing at the North Bay Courthouse.
This investigation was conducted as part of Project Drifter; a joint forces operation between the North Bay Police Service’s Street Crime Unit and the OPP Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau.
Police ask if you have information that can assist police in identifying people or locations involved in illicit drug activity in your neighbourhood, you can call the North Bay Police Service’s non-Emergency line at 705-472-1234 to speak with an officer.
For those who wish to remain anonymous, you can contact Near North Crime Stoppers, by calling 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or by submitting a tip online at www.nearnorthcrimestoppers.com.
