One person has been arrested and charged with drug trafficking offences after officers seized suspected crack cocaine, oxycodone and Canadian currency on Sept. 29.
Full text of a news release issued by the Ontario Provincial Police follows:
In August 2022 members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), Sault Ste. Marie OPP and the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service began an investigation into an individual from Mobert.
As a result of the investigation on Sept. 29, 2022 at approximately 2:42 p.m., the OPP arrested and charged Bernard Miller, 65 years of age of Mobert. The charges include:
• Possession of a schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking - cocaine contrary to section 5(2) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA)
• Possession of a schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking - opioid (other than heroine) contrary to section 5(2) of the CDSA
• Possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000 contrary to section 354(1)(a) of the Criminal Code (CC)
• Driving while under suspension contrary to section 53(1) of the Highway Traffic Act (HTA)
The OPP also seized an amount of suspected crack cocaine and oxycodone along with approximately $3,452 in Canadian currency.
The accused was released on an undertaking and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice on Nov. 14, 2022, in Sault Ste Marie.