(Webequie, ON) – Police arrested two suspects connected to an ongoing investigation into drug trafficking in the community of Webequie First Nation Monday.
Members of the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service’s Intelligence Unit and Emergency Response Team executed a search warrant at a residential address in Webequie First Nation on Monday, March 18.
When police entered the home, they located and arrested two suspects without incident.
A quantity of cocaine, cash, and paraphernalia consistent with drug trafficking was also located inside the home and seized by police.
Meagan Karry SHEWAYBICK, 32, of Webequie First Nation, is charged with:
· Possession of Cocaine for the Purpose of Trafficking
Caitlin Erika WABASSE, 33, of Webequie First Nation, is charged with:
· Possession of Cocaine for the Purpose of Trafficking
· Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Under $5,000
· Failure to Comply with Release Order
SHEWAYBICK has been released with conditions and a future court date. WABASSE was remanded into custody with a future appearance date.
Previous drug-trafficking related charges against WABASSE, laid following an incident in February of this year. More information about that incident can be found here: https://www.naps.ca/news/2024/2/4/three-arrested-cocaine-seized-from-webequie-home