(Constance Lake, ON) – Police seized 15 firearms and drugs following the search of a Constance Lake home Tuesday.
Members of the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service’s Northeast Drug Unit, with support from the Emergency Response Team and Intelligence Unit, executed a search warrant at a residential address on Machitch Road in Constance Lake First Nation on Tuesday May 7. The search warrant was obtained as a result of an ongoing investigation into drug trafficking activity from that address.
Two suspects were located and arrested without incident.
Following a search of the home, police seized a quantity of suspected Fentanyl, Methamphetamine tablets, Crystal Methamphetamine, Oxycodone, Lorazepam, paraphernalia consistent with drug trafficking, a crossbow, and 15 firearms.
Meanwhile, NAPS members conducted a traffic stop involving two suspects connected to this drug trafficking investigation. Both suspects were arrested without incident.
The estimated street value of narcotics seized totals $40,000 CAD.
Mitchell GILLIS, 34, of Longlac, Ont., is charged with:
· Possession of Fentanyl for the Purpose of Trafficking
· Possession of Cocaine for the Purpose of Trafficking
· Possession of Methamphetamine for the Purpose of Trafficking x 2
· Possession of Oxycodone for the Purpose of Trafficking
· Possession of Lorazepam for the Purpose of Trafficking
· Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm
· Careless Storage of a Firearm
Chad Abel TAYLOR, 53, of Constance Lake First Nation, is charged with:
· Possession of Fentanyl for the Purpose of Trafficking
· Possession of Cocaine for the Purpose of Trafficking
· Possession of Methamphetamine for the Purpose of Trafficking x 2
· Possession of Oxycodone for the Purpose of Trafficking
· Possession of Lorazepam for the Purpose of Trafficking
· Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm
· Careless Storage of a Firearm
Desirea Alice Daisy TAYLOR, 28, of Constance Lake First Nation, is charged with:
· Possession of Fentanyl for the Purpose of Trafficking
· Possession of Cocaine for the Purpose of Trafficking
· Possession of Methamphetamine for the Purpose of Trafficking x 2
· Possession of Oxycodone for the Purpose of Trafficking
· Possession of Lorazepam for the Purpose of Trafficking
· Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm
· Careless Storage of a Firearm
Kevin TAYLOR, 55, of Constance Lake First Nation, is charged with:
· Possession of Fentanyl for the Purpose of Trafficking
· Possession of Cocaine for the Purpose of Trafficking
· Possession of Methamphetamine for the Purpose of Trafficking x 2
· Possession of Oxycodone for the Purpose of Trafficking
· Possession of Lorazepam for the Purpose of Trafficking
· Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm
· Careless Storage of a Firearm
All four accused have since been released with conditions and a future appearance date of July 17, 2024.