NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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WAWA - On Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2018, members of the Superior East Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) with the assistance of the Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) and the Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau (OCEB), executed a search warrant at a residence on Regina Crescent in Wawa, Ontario.
As a result of the search, police seized approximately 40 tablets of suspected fentanyl and a small amount of cash. The street value of the drugs is approximately $2,400. Two Wawa residents were arrested and charged subsequent to the search.
Thomas Thayer (29 years old) of Wawa, Ontario was charged with:
- Traffick in Schedule I substance - Opioid (other than heroin), contrary to section 5(1) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA),
- Fail to Comply with Probation Order, contrary to section 733.1(1) of the Criminal Code (CC).
Nicole Korytko (28 years old) of Wawa, Ontario was charged with:
- Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of Trafficking - Opioid (other than heroin), 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 CC.
The accused parties are scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Wawa, Ontario on Feb. 11 and March 4, 2019.
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