Thursday, June 30, 2005

Marihuana Bust

(Moonbeam, On) On June 29th, 2005 Project “Northern Gateway “ (a joint investigation between members of the Ontario Provincial Police OPP Drug Enforcement, North East Region OPP and North Bay Police service), assisted by members of the Kapuskasing OPP Crime Unit, Emergency Response Unit and the Kapuskasing OPP executed a Controlled Drugs and Substance Act Search Warrant at 163 and 167 Government road in Fauquier Township. That resulted in the seizure of a large quantity of Marihuana in the fields behind #163.

Two Males were arrested at the scene and held pending a bail Hearing in Cochrane Court scheduled for Friday the 01st of July. In excess of Fifteen thousand plants were seized. The plants were in their infancy but were estimated at a value in excess of Fifteen Million Dollars upon maturity. Also seized was offence related property (tractor, furrow, pump, hoses, hand implements.) With an estimated value of $5000.00.


Charged:
LI, Wen- Hui
D.O.B: 27 July 1982
0f Scarborough, Ontario

SITU, Guan, Bin
D.O.B: 23 Oct 1973
Of Toronto, Ontario

Both are charged with Production of a Controlled Substance to wit Cannabis Marihuana Contrary to Section 7(1) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act.


Early Morning Imparied

Echo Bay, Ont., An Echo Bay teenager will start this long weekend, and the rest of the summer, with a 90 day licence suspension and several charges to deal with after short police pursuit this morning.

This morning, just after 7:00 a.m., an officer with the Sault Ste Marie OPP Detachment was conducting radar patrol of Hwy 17 near Lake George Road in Echo Bay. He clocked a westbound vehicle at 182 km/h in a 90 km/h zone. The officer pursued the vehicle and the driver would not pull over for the marked police cruiser. The pursuit came into the Town of Echo Bay where the driver diverted onto a side street.

The driver pulled into a driveway and he was taken into custody. He had three other teenagers in the vehicle. The officer quickly realized that the driver had been drinking and he was returned to the OPP detachment for Breathalyzer tests.

As a result of this investigation eighteen year old Lucas JACKSON of Lake George Road in Echo Bay now faces charges of Impaired Driving, Fail to Stop for Police, and Speeding. He will make his first appearance in court on August 8, 2005 to answer all charges. He was also issued an automatic ninety day drivers licence suspension for being charged with a drinking and driving offence.

Expensive Traffic Stop

Heyden, Ont., A Sault Ste Marie man found out the hard way why it is a good idea to by insurance for your vehicle.

Yesterday at about 1:30 p.m. an officer with the OPP Traffic and Marine Unit stopped a northbound vehicle on Hwy 17 for speeding in Heyden. The officer discovered that the driver did not have insurance on his vehicle.

Twenty four year old Daniel COUBROUGH of Sault Ste Marie was issued a speeding ticket worth $153.00 and he was also charged with having no insurance on his car. He will appear in court on August 17 for the Insurance charge. If he is convicted of having no insurance he will face a MINIMUN fine of $5000.00.