(Fort Hope, ON) – Police arrested two suspects, and seized cocaine and oxycodone, following the search of a Fort Hope First Nation home Wednesday.
Members of the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service’s Intelligence Unit, Emergency Response Team, officers working out of the Fort Hope detachment, and the Lac Seul Police Service K9 Unit, executed a search warrant at a residential address in the community of Fort Hope First Nation on Wednesday, April 10.
The search warrant was obtained as a result of an ongoing investigation into drug trafficking at this home. A vehicle connected to the investigation was also a subject of the search warrant.
As a result of the search, officers seized a quantity of suspected cocaine, oxycodone, suboxone, cash, and paraphernalia consistent with drug trafficking.
Two suspects were located in the home and arrested without incident.
A 33-year-old woman of Fort Hope First Nation is charged with:
· Possession of Cocaine for the Purpose of Trafficking
· Possession of Oxycodone for the Purpose of Trafficking
· Possession of Proceeds of Property Obtained by Crime Under $5,000
A 29-year-old man of Fort Hope First Nation is charged with:
· Possession of Cocaine for the Purpose of Trafficking
· Possession of Oxycodone for the Purpose of Trafficking
· Possession of Proceeds of Property Obtained by Crime Under $5,000
Both have since been released from custody with future court appearance dates. The names of accused are withheld by NAPS until charges have been formally sworn before the courts.