FORT ALBANY POLICE SEIZE $110,160 IN ILLEGAL DRUGS

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Date of Release: December 3, 2019

(Fort Albany, ON) On November 15, 2019, Nishnawbe Aski Police Service members from the Fort Albany Detachment charged one adult female under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act following the seizure of illegal drugs.

Police seized a large amount of Percocet pills and a large quantity of Cocaine with a combined street value of approximately one hundred ten thousand one hundred sixty ($110,160.00) dollars.

A 25 year-old female from Sudbury, Ontario was charged with two counts of Possession of a Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking. The adult female has been released on conditions and will next appear in court on January 29, 2020, in Fort Albany First Nation. The female cannot be named at this time due to the processing of court documents.

Fort Albany First Nation is located approximately 525 km north of Timmins.

For further information, please contact:

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Sgt. Jackie George

Media Relations- Phone 807-346-6593 or jackie.george@naps.ca

Nishnawbe Aski Police Headquarters

Thunder Bay, Ontario