On July 20, 2015, just before midnight, a member of the Chatham-Kent Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) West Region Highway Enforcement Team (WRHET) stopped a Toyota Matrix on Highway 401 westbound, near Charing Cross Road.
Subsequent investigation at roadside led to the seizure of a significant amount of suspected Fentanyl patches, with an estimated value of $15,750, along with a small amount of suspected Methamphetamine and Oxycodone. Further investigation uncovered a hand gun, a BB gun, ammunition, a knife and an undisclosed amount of cash.
A 33-year-old man and a 39-year-old man from Mississauga, and a 24-year-old man and 23-year-old woman from Lakeshore all face a variety of charges.
All four occupants of the vehicle have been charged with the following:
– Possession For The Purpose Of Trafficking, under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act
– Possession Of Oxycodone, under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act
– Unauthorized Possession Of A Prohibited Or Restricted Firearm, under the Criminal Code of Canada
– Occupant Of Motor Vehicle Knowing There Was A Prohibited Or Restricted Weapon, under the Criminal Code of Canada
– Possession Of Prohibited Or Restricted Firearm/Ammunition, under the Criminal Code of Canada
– Careless Storage Of Firearm, Weapon, Prohibited Device Or Ammunition, under the Criminal Code of Canada
– Possession Of Weapon For Dangerous Purpose, under the Criminal Code of Canada
– Possession Of Imitation Weapon For Dangerous Purpose, under the Criminal Code of Canada
– Carrying Concealed Weapon (2 counts), under the Criminal Code of Canada
The suspects each face some individual charges as well.
All parties are scheduled to appear in a Chatham court on July 24, to answer to the charges.
