Date of Release: July 6, 2020
(Moose Factory, ON) On July 1, 2020, members of the Nishnawbe Aski Police (NAPS) Intelligence Unit, the NAPS Drug Enforcement Unit, the NAPS Emergency Response Team, the Moose Factory Uniform Detachment Members and the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Northeast Region Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) executed a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) search warrant in the First Nation community of Moose Factory.
During the search, officers seized a large quantity of drugs suspected to be Methamphetamine, Cocaine and Fentanyl.
As a result of the investigation, James FARIES, 51 years of age, of Moose Factory First Nation was arrested and charged with the following:
• Possession of a Schedule 1 Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking – Methamphetamine contrary to Sec. 5(2) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act.
• Possession of a Schedule 1 Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking – Cocaine contrary to Sec. 5(2) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act.
• Possession of a Schedule 1 Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking – Fentanyl contrary to Sec. 5(2) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act.
• Possession of Property Obtained by Crime over $5000 contrary to Sec. 354(1)(a) of the Criminal Code.
FARIES was subsequently released on conditions and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice on September 1, 2020, in Moosonee, Ontario.
Moose Factory First Nation is located approximately 315 km north of Timmins, Ontario.
For further information, please contact:
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Sgt. Jackie George
Media Relations-Phone 807-346-6593
Nishnawbe Aski Police Headquarters
Thunder Bay, Ontario