(MOOSONEE, ON) - One individual is facing multiple charges, including drug trafficking, after police responded to a trespassing complaint in Moosonee.

On Saturday July 5, 2025, at approximately 9:30 pm, the James Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a call of an individual trespassing contrary to criminal conditions on a commercial property on Ferguson Road in Moosonee.

Officers located and arrested the individual shortly afterward on Bay Road. A search led to the seizure of a large hunting knife and suspected fentanyl, with an estimated street value of $4,000.

As a result of the investigation, Josiah SUTHERLAND, 21 years-of-age of Moose Factory, was arrested charged with:

• Possession of a schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking - fentanyl
• Possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose
• Failure to comply with undertaking

The accused was held in custody for a bail hearing before the Ontario Court of Justice in Moosonee.