(CARLING, ON) - The West Parry Sound Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested and charged two people with drug related offences after a traffic stop on Highway 69 in Carling Township.
On June 26, 2025, at approximately 10:00 pm officers stopped the vehicle for a speeding. The driver was arrested for stunt driving and a subsequent investigation revealed over $5000 of Canadian currency and suspected cocaine and heroin with a combined estimated street value of approximately $100,000.
Breaden DYCK, 22-years-old from Ancaster was arrested and charged with:
- Possession of a schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking - cocaine
- Possession of proceeds of property obtained by crime over $5000
- Drive motor vehicle - perform stunt - excessive speed
- Driving motor vehicle with open container of liquor
- Drive motor vehicle with cannabis readily available
- Possession of a schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking - heroin
Zachary VERLINT, 26-years-old from Stoney Creek was arrested and charged with:
- Possession of a schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking - cocaine
- Possession of proceeds obtained by crime over $5000
- Possession of a schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking - heroin
Both accused were held for bail before the Ontario Court of Justice in Parry Sound and are scheduled to appear on July 31 2025.