Two smartphones, a digital scale, clear plastic bags, and stacks of Canadian twenty-dollar bills on a wooden surface.
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Two smartphones, a digital scale, clear plastic bags, and stacks of Canadian twenty-dollar bills on a wooden surface.

(BLANDFORD-BLENHEIM, ON)  - Two individuals are facing drug trafficking charges after police responded to a motor vehicle collision (MVC) on Highway 401.

On November 22, 2025, at approximately 4:00 am, the Oxford Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachment responded to a report of a single vehicle MVC between a vehicle and wildlife on Highway 401, in the Township of Blandford-Blenheim.

Officers attended and through investigation, conducted a search of the vehicle which resulted in the seizure of approximately 120 grams of suspected cocaine with an estimated potential street value of approximately $10,000.

One of the occupants was subsequently transported to local area hospital with minor injuries where they were subsequently released. The other occupant did not have any reported injuries.

Additional offence-related property that was seized includes a weigh scale, packaging and cellular phones.

Devon Osei, 33-years-old, of Guelph, has been charged with:  

  • Obstruct Peace Officer
  • Possession of a Schedule I Substance for the purpose of Trafficking - Cocaine
  • Failure to Comply with Release Order - Other than to attend court

The accused was held for a bail hearing and was subsequently remanded into custody.

Vida Wireko, 60-years-old, of Mississauga, has been charged with: Possession of a Schedule I Substance for the purpose of Trafficking - Cocaine.

The accused was held for a bail hearing and was subsequently released. They will appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Woodstock on January 6, 2025.


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