(THUNDER BAY, ON) - The Thunder Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) has arrested and charged multiple people in connection with drug trafficking.
The arrests were the result of a four-week investigation into the trafficking of illegal drugs and substances in northwestern Ontario. With assistance from the North West Region OPP Canine Unit, OPP Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau and the Thunder Bay Police Service, seized the following items with approximate quantities:
- Two kilograms of suspected cocaine
- 250 grams of suspected fentanyl
- Hundreds of hydromorphone tablets
- A quantity of suspected LSD powder
- 12 pounds of illicit cannabis
- Other items associated to drug trafficking
Tanner HUNT, age 29 of Mississauga, has been charged with the following offences contrary to the Criminal Code (CC) and the Controlled drugs and Substances Act (CDSA):
- Possession of proceeds of property obtained by crime over $5,000
- Possession for the purpose of trafficking - cocaine
The accused was remanded into custody and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Thunder Bay on a later date.
Jolene Jewel TAIT, age 40 of Thunder Bay, has been charged with possession of proceeds of property obtained by crime exceeding $5,000, contrary to the CC.
Amanda GOULET, age 25 of Thunder Bay, has been charged with possession for the purpose of trafficking opioids (excluding heroin), contrary to the CDSA.
The accused were released from custody and are scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Thunder Bay at a later date.