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Illegal Cannabis Dispensary Investigation Leads to Arrest and Significant Seizure
[431 words] 8/8/2025 10:04am
In the summer of 2025, the Greater Sudbury Police Service (GSPS) received a complaint from a concerned community member reporting that an illegal cannabis dispensary, known as “The Red Eyes,” had sold cannabis products to a 13-year-old youth. Members of the GSPS Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU) immediately engaged with the complainant and launched an investigation under the Cannabis Act. On August 7 t
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Officers charge 10 drivers with impaired-related offences over the weekend
[1389 words] 7/7/2025 7:53am
Incident #1 At 5:54 a.m. on July 3, 2025, patrol officers observed a motor vehicle on Bloor Street, where it appeared that the driver of the vehicle was sleeping. Officers conducted a traffic stop and had difficulty waking the driver. Officers also observed drug paraphernalia in the vehicle. Officers were eventually able to wake the driver, who showed signs of drug impairment. The driver was arre
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MORE THAN 7 KG OF FENTANYL, 12 KG OF COCAINE AND 4 FIREARMS SEIZED IN SUDBURY
[659 words] 6/17/2025 7:12am
Twenty-five individuals, many from the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), are facing a combined 197 charges under the Criminal Codeand the Controlled Drugs and Substances Actfollowing a 16-month investigation. In January 2024, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Provincial Guns and Gangs Enforcement Team (PGNG) and the Greater Sudbury Police Service (GSPS) Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU) began Project SATURA
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Officers seize over $48,000 in illicit drugs after traffic stop on Frood Road
[424 words] 10/21/2024 5:35am
Just before 10:55 p.m. on October 20, 2024, officers were conducting a patrol on Frood Road when a vehicle that smelled of Cannabis was travelling in front of the marked police cruiser. Officers conducted a traffic stop on Frood Road to check on the sobriety of the driver. The driver was unable to provide a driver’s licence or registration for the vehicle, however provided a name to the officers o
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Operation Impact: GSPS Traffic Management Unit Officers Lay Several Charges over Long Weekend
[316 words] 10/15/2024 9:39am
The main causes of death and serious injury on Canadian roads are impaired driving, distracted driving, aggressive driving and not wearing a seatbelt. The Greater Sudbury Police Service is committed to enforcing driver sobriety and compliance with traffic laws in order to ensure the safety of our community. Every year, the GSPS Traffic Management Unit participates in Operation Impact over the Than
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The Nose Knows: Officers Sniff Out Drugs and Gun during R.I.D.E. Spot Check
[485 words] 10/1/2024 11:28am
Over the weekend, the Greater Sudbury Police Service conducted a R.I.D.E. (Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere) spot check on Frood Road at Burton Ave to ensure driver sobriety and community safety. Just after 1:00 a.m. on September 29 th, 2024, while interacting with the driver and sole occupant of one of the motor vehicles passing through the spot check, Officers could smell the odour of cannabis
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Officers charge four drivers with Impaired Driving on Friday night
[552 words] 11/14/2023 9:28am
Officers charge four drivers with Impaired Driving on Friday night Community members should expect to see our officers conducting Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (R.I.D.E.) checks #AnywhereAnytime. On Friday night, November 10, 2023, members of our Traffic Management Unit with assistance from Patrol Operations conducted R.I.D.E. checks on Frood Road, Lorne Street, Regent Street and in the dow
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Over $15,550 of Drugs Seized - Man From Southern Ontario Charged After Failing to Stop for Police
[402 words] 11/23/2022 3:49am
Just before 11:15 p.m. on November 22, 2022, an Officer saw a vehicle belonging to a suspended driver being driven in the area of Paris Street at Cedar Street. Upon running the vehicle, the Officer also determined that the insurance status of the vehicle was unconfirmed and the permit was expired. The Officer turned on the emergency lights of the cruiser in order to conduct a traffic stop, however
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20 year old Woman Arrested and Charged in Relation to Grandparent Scam
[372 words] 7/28/2022 5:51am
On Monday, July 25, 2022, we received a call from an elderly community member who believed she was a victim of a Grandparent scam. Information provided was that she was contacted by an individual pretending to be her granddaughter from the phone number 236-335-0168. The individual said that she had been involved in a collision and that Police had located $10,000 worth of Cannabis in her vehicle. A
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National Impaired Driving Prevention Week
[423 words] 3/22/2022 10:34am
It is National Impaired Driving Prevention Week and the goal of this awareness week is to educate Canadians about the consequences of impaired driving due to alcohol, drugs, fatigue or distraction. Impaired driving destroys the lives and health of thousands of Canadians each year. Impaired driving and its tragic consequences are 100% preventable. Crashes involving alcohol and/or drugs are a lead
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DEU Executes Cannabis Act Search Warrant at Business on Lasalle Boulevard
[241 words] 3/10/2022 8:13am
We received numerous complaints from community members in relation to an illegal Cannabis dispensary operating on Lasalle Boulevard. Members of our Integrated Crime Section – Drug Enforcement Unit began an investigation into the matter that resulted in a Cannabis Act Search Warrant being executed at a local business on Lasalle Boulevard on March 9, 2022. As a result of the investigation and execut
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Taxi Driver Charged With Impaired Operation - He Was Intaxicated
[279 words] 2/22/2022 6:14am
Around 10:00 a.m. on February 19, 2022, a Taxi Driver attended the Collision Reporting Centre in Azilda to report a rear-end collision involving the Taxi cab. While the vehicle was parked in the parking lot of the Collision Reporting Centre, off-duty Officers were arriving at work at the Police Community Response Centre when they detected a strong odour of Cannabis coming from the Taxi cab. As the
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Too Hot to Handle - Not to be Confused with the Netflix Original Series
[361 words] 1/17/2022 6:16am
Shortly after 4:30 p.m. on January 10, 2022, we received a call from City of Greater Fire Services as Firefighters were on scene of a kitchen fire inside one of the units at the Richard Lake Motel. During the initial investigation, Officers and Firefighters found evidence that the occupant was using a butane stove within the Motel room when an explosion took place blowing out the window of the roo
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32-Year Old Man Charged with Attempt Murder on Dublin Street
[529 words] 10/18/2021 1:22pm
Just after 2:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 16th, 2021, we received a call in relation to an Unknown Trouble at a residence on Dublin Street in Greater Sudbury. Information provided from the caller was that an individual had ran out of the residence screaming that someone was hurt and that an ambulance was required. Prior to this, the caller had witnessed a different man, with a slim build, fleeing
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BEAR Unit Arrests Man in Connection to Numerous Commercial Break and Enters in New Sudbury
[382 words] 7/14/2021 9:59am
Between April 15 and July 4, 2021, eight commercial Break and Enters were reported by local businesses in the New Sudbury area. The string of B&E’s was assigned to our Break Enter and Robbery (BEAR) Unit of our Integrated Crime Team as it was suspected that the same individual was involved in all of the incidents. Through the investigation, Detectives identified a man believed to be responsible fo
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Hot Pursuit Ends in Arrest and Seizure of Over $63,700 Worth of Drugs
[477 words] 7/6/2021 5:12am
Around 5:30 p.m. on July 5, 2021, we received a call regarding a suspicious person at a residence on College Street. Information provided was that a man appeared to be armed with brass knuckles and was believed to be intoxicated by drugs. Officers arrived in the area, saw the man and confirmed that he was armed with brass knuckles. Upon seeing the Police cruisers, the man took off running down an
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Youth Arrested and Charged with Impaired and Drugs Seized as Result of Collision
[365 words] 6/5/2021 7:24am
Around 8:45 p.m. on June 4, 2021, we were called in relation to a motor vehicle collision on Lasalle Boulevard around 100 metres East of Barrydowne Road. Upon arrival, Officers spoke with one of the drivers involved in the collision and detected alcohol on his breath. While speaking with the driver, Officers saw what appeared to be cans of alcohol in the vehicle. Based on these observations and th
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Detectives Charge 24 year old Man with Firearms Trafficking
[443 words] 4/29/2021 7:30am
On March 30, 2021, members of our Criminal Investigation Division executed a Criminal Code Search Warrant at a residential building on Cedar Street in relation to an active Firearms Trafficking investigation. At the time, Detectives were following up on firearms and ammunition that were seized during unrelated Search Warrants earlier this year within Greater Sudbury. Investigators were conducting
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No Joke - Over $50,000 Worth of Drugs and Replica Firearm Seized After Traffic Stop
[319 words] 4/1/2021 4:28am
Around 6:15 p.m. on Wednesday, March 31, 2021, Officers conducted a traffic stop with emergency lights activated on a vehicle being driven on Lloyd Street in Greater Sudbury. As Officers approached the vehicle, they could see that the individuals inside the vehicle were openly using drugs and a quantity of Cannabis was visibly accessible to all of the individuals. The Officers asked the individual
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UPDATE - Three Individuals Charged - Detectives Seize Firearms and Drugs After Robbery
[1070 words] 2/24/2021 8:21am
UPDATE On February 19, 2021, we received information that wanted party, 24 year old Jayson Wright staying at another establishment in the South End of Greater Sudbury. Based on the ongoing investigation, Detectives applied for and were granted a Warrant to Enter, as well as, a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act Search Warrant and a Criminal Code of Canada Search Warrant due to believed presence
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Detectives Seize Firearms and Drugs from Room in Motel After Robbery
[727 words] 1/29/2021 6:15am
As a result of the following investigation, we are requesting the Public’s assistance in locating 24 year old Jayson Wright as he is wanted on an outstanding Arrest Warrant for numerous offences including; Assault with a Weapon, Robbery Using a Firearm, Possession of a Weapon for a Dangerous Purpose, Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking, and Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Over $5,00
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RIDE Check Results in Numerous Charges and Arrests
[343 words] 12/21/2020 10:53am
Over the weekend, from Thursday, December 17th to Saturday, December 19th, 2020, our Traffic Management Unit checked 1,512 vehicles in Greater Sudbury to ensure sober driving for our fourth Festive RIDE check of the season. During the RIDE checks, our Officers arrested a 33-year old man wanted for robbery, as well as a 49-year old man who provided a false name to the roadside officer. Investigatio
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Cannabis Investigation in Val Caron
[676 words] 9/18/2020 11:48am
Cannabis Act Background: Although cannabis possession and production has been legalized, it is regulated and it has always remained a criminal offence to produce, sell, distribute, import/export and use cannabis outside of the parameters of both the provincial and federal legislation, specifically the Cannabis Act. It remains the role of Police to enforce and investigate criminal cannabis incide
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Almost $2 Million of Cannabis Seized From Large Grow Operation and Extraction Lab in Chelmsford
[605 words] 9/4/2020 5:46am
Cannabis Act Background Although cannabis possession and production has been legalized it is regulated and it has always remained a criminal offence to produce, sell, distribute, import/export and use cannabis outside of the parameters of both the provincial and federal legislation specifically the Cannabis Act. A criminal enterprise begins when those involved begin exploiting the Health Canada
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Drivers Charged for Impaired Related Incidents – May 2017
[1023 words] 7/12/2017 12:45pm
The following information relates to persons charged with impaired driving offences in the City of Greater Sudbury. As part of Our Shared Commitment to Community Safety and Law Enforcement our Officers are dedicated to removing impaired drivers from our roads. The Greater Sudbury Police Service asks you to consider the impact you will have on your community, your family and yourself when you get b