(SANDY LAKE, ON) – A Kingston man arrested amid a drug trafficking investigation in Fort Severn in 2023 faces new charges after he was found in Sandy Lake with a significant sum of cash and a fake driver’s licence.
Members of the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service working out of the Sandy Lake First Nation detachment received a call for service about a suspicious male using a possible fake identity to board a flight in the evening hours of Monday, Sept. 9.
When officers arrived, they quickly identified the male as being a suspect connected to a 2023 incident in Fort Severn. His identity contradicted the information he gave to board the flight.
Further investigation revealed the male was in possession of forged documents – fake driver’s licence – and about $50,000 CAD suspected to have been obtained through criminal activity.
He was arrested and taken into custody without further incident.
Simon VAN, 28, of Kingston, Ont., is charged with:
· Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Over $5,000
· Use, Deals, Acts on Forged Document x 2
· Obstruct Peace Officer
· Failure to Comply with Release Order
The release condition was linked to a separate charge of Possession of Cocaine for the Purpose of Trafficking, which was laid by NAPS in May of 2023 following an incident in Fort Severn First Nation.
The accused appeared in bail court on Tuesday, Sept. 10 and was remanded into custody with a future appearance date.