NAPS ARRESTS SUSPECT, SEIZES CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES FROM CONSTANCE LAKE HOME

(Constance Lake, ON) – Police arrested a male suspect and seized a variety of suspected controlled substances following the search of a Constance Lake First Nation home Tuesday.

Members of the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service’s North East Drug Enforcement Unit, Emergency Response Team, and Guns and Gangs Unit executed a search warrant at a residential address in Constance Lake First Nation at about 7:50 p.m. on Tuesday, April 16.

The warrant was obtained as a result into drug trafficking activity at that address.

When police entered the home, they located and arrested a male suspect without incident.

Following the search of the home, police located and seized a quantity of suspected Methamphetamine, Hydromorphone (opioids), Oxycodone (opioids), Lorazepam, cash, and paraphernalia consistent with drug trafficking.

The estimated street value of drugs seized totals nearly $19,000 CAD.

A 37-year-old Constance Lake First Nation man is charged with:

·         Possession of Methamphetamine for the Purpose of Trafficking x 2

·         Possession of Opioids for the Purpose of Trafficking x 2

·         Possession of Lorazepam for the Purpose of Trafficking

·         Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Under $5,000

He has since been released from custody with conditions and a future court appearance date. Identities of accused are withheld by NAPS until charges have been formally sworn before the courts.