Five month drug investigation leads to multiple arrests and 'significant' seizures

A five-month investigation had the objective of targeting individuals responsible for trafficking controlled substances into the community

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1 / 1 Seized cocaine. Seven people have been charged with 64 offences. Courtesy OPP.

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A joint police drug trafficking effort that lasted five months resulted in seven local men charged with 64 offences.

All those charged live in West Nipissing and the surrounding area.

The OPP Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau and North Bay Police began Project INTREPID, with the objective of targeting drug dealers responsible for trafficking controlled substances into the community.

Police say the intelligence-led investigation gleaned evidence that the dealers trafficked significant volumes of controlled substances, including cocaine, methamphetamine, methamphetamine tablets, and fentanyl throughout West Nipissing and the surrounding area.

On March 13, police executed four warrants in the West Nipissing area.

During the course of the investigation, the joint team combined to seize the following suspected drugs:

4.95 kg of cocaine
3.3 kg of crystal methamphetamine
2,065 methamphetamine tablets
58 grams of fentanyl
two Percocet pills
23 hydromorphone pills

Warrants led to the seizure of electronics including 12 cellphones, $5,300 in cash, ammunition and two vehicles.

Charges are Chad Rowe, 46, (21 charges) Riley Lawrence, 27, (17 charges) Justin Glynn, 30, (14 charges) Roger Major, 47 (2 charges) James Cousineau, 59, (2 charges) and Maxime Emond, 34, (4 charges) all of West Nipissing.

Also charged is Farhad Jamal, 36, (4 charges) of Mississauga.

Several of the accused were held in custody upon arrest and are expected to appear at an Ontario Court of Justice in North Bay in the coming months. The investigation is ongoing and additional charges are expected to be laid.

The enforcement efforts were led by the North Bay and Sudbury OCEB Organized Crime Teams and supported by the Provincial Asset Forfeiture Unit, the Emergency Response Team and K9, the West Nipissing and Temiskaming Detachments and the NBPS Street Crime Unit.

Chad ROWE 21 Charges	46	West Nipissing	Possession of Property Obtained by Crime over $5,000 – Sect. 354 (1)(a) CC x 7 Trafficking a Controlled Substance – Methamphetamine – Sec 5(1) CDSA x 2 Trafficking a Controlled Substance – Cocaine – Sec 5(1) CDSA x 6 Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking – Opioid other than Heroin Sec 5(2) x 2 Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking – Cocaine Sec 5(2) Possession of a Controlled Substance – Opioid other than Heroine - 4(1) CDSA Conspiracy to Commit an Indictable Offence – Sec 465 (1)(c) CC Participation in a Criminal Organization, Sec 467.11 CC
Riley LAWRENCE 17 Charges	27	West Nipissing	Trafficking a Controlled Substance – Cocaine, Sec 5(1) CDSA x 5 Trafficking a Controlled Substance – Methamphetamine Sec 5(1) CDSA x 5 Possession of Property Obtained by Crime over $5,000 – Sect. 354 (1)(a) CC x 4 Unauthorized Possession of a Weapon – Sec 91(2) CC Conspiracy to Commit an Indictable Offence – Sec 465 (1)(c) CC

			• Participation in a Criminal Organization, Sec 467.11 CC
Justin GLYNN 14 Charges	30	West Nipissing	Trafficking a Controlled Substance – Cocaine, Sec 5(1) CDSA x 3 Trafficking a Controlled Substance – Methamphetamine Sec 5(1) CDSA x 5 Possession of Property Obtained by Crime over $5,000 – Sect. 354 (1)(a) CC x 3 Possession of Firearm or Ammunition contrary to Prohibition – 117.01(1) CC Conspiracy to Commit an Indictable Offence – Sec 465 (1)(c) CC Participation in a Criminal Organization, Sec 467.11 CC
Farhad JAMAL 4 Charges	36	Mississauga	Trafficking a Controlled Substance – Methamphetamine Sec 5(1) CDSA Possession of a Controlled Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking – Cocaine – 5(2) CDSA Possession of a Controlled Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking – Opioid other than Heroin – 5(2) CDSA Possession of Property Obtained by Crime over $5,000 – Sect. 354 (1)(a) CC

Roger MAJOR 2 Charges	47	West Nipissing	Trafficking a Controlled Substance – Cocaine, Sec 5(1) CDSA Fail to Comply with Probation Order 733.1 CC
James COUSINEAU 2 Charges	59	West Nipissing	Trafficking a Controlled Substance – Methamphetamine Sec 5(1) CDSA Possession of Property Obtained by Crime over $5,000 – Sect. 354 (1)(a) CC
Maxime EMOND 4 Charges	34	West Nipissing	Possession of a Controlled Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking – Opioid other than Heroin 5(2) CDSA Possession of a Controlled Substance – Opioid other than Heroine - 4(1) CDSA Possession of a Controlled Substance – Opioid other than Cocaine - 4(1) CDSA Fail to Comply with Recognizance – 145(3) CC

Five month drug investigation leads to multiple arrests and 'significant' seizures

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