A drug bust early Friday morning on Batchewana First Nation led to the seizure of prohibited firearms, stolen property and suspected opioids as well as the arrest of one person.
Steven Dolan, aged 58, is accused of unsafely storing a firearm and possessing a sawed-off shotgun (prohibited weapon).
Ten other firearms were also located when, on July 17, 2020, at approximately 2:30 a.m. members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) North East Region Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), Emergency Response Team (ERT) and Canine Unit executed a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) search warrant at a residence located on Batchewana First Nation.
Police seized drugs suspected to be fentanyl, the firearms and stolen property.
Dolan faces the following charges and is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice on Aug. 10, 2020, located in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.
- Unauthorized Possession of Firearm, 91(1) Criminal Code (CC)
- Possession of a Prohibited or Restricted Firearm/Ammunition, 95(b) CC
- Breach of Firearms Regulation - Store firearm or restricted weapon, 86(2) CC, 2 counts
- Possession of Proceeds of Property Obtained by Crime under $5,000 - in Canada, 354(1)(a) CC
- Possession of a Schedule 1 substance for the Purpose of Trafficking - Opioid (other than heroin), 5(2) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act