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Undercover operation results in 250 drug-related charges

NEWS RELEASE ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE ************************** KIRLAND LAKE - The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau, South Porcupine Drug Unit supported by the Kirkland Lake OPP Detachment have charged 45 individua
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NEWS RELEASE

ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE

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KIRLAND LAKE - The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau, South Porcupine Drug Unit supported by the Kirkland Lake OPP Detachment have charged 45 individuals with drug related offences following arrests conducted in the Kirkland Lake area on Wednesday July 16, 2014.

The charges stem from a seven month long undercover investigation.

The investigation focused on disrupting a drug distribution network operating in the Kirkland Lake area.

With the assistance of the OPP Emergency Response Team, the OPP Canine Unit and the Sureté Du Quebec the investigation concluded with the execution of eight search warrants in the Kirkland Lake area and one search warrant in LaSarre, Quebec.

45 individuals have been charged with 250 drug related offences. 

Cocaine, methamphetamine, marihuana, cannabis resin and morphine was purchased and seized along with $12,500 cash and two vehicles.   

The street value of the drugs purchased and seized is approximately $150,000.

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“This investigation sends a clear and strong message to criminal organizations that criminal activities such as trafficking illegal drugs will not be tolerated,” said Detective Inspector Chris Harkins – OPP Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau

“In establishing our policing priorities in the Kirkland Lake Detachment area, we complete extensive consultation with various agencies and groups in the communities we police.  We hear loud and clear that drug trafficking and drug use and abuse is a top priority.  Drug trafficking is a very serious threat to public safety, public health, education and the quality of life in our communities,” said Staff Sergeant Richard Witty, Kirkland Lake Detachment Commander

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Charged are:
 
Ryan Alexander, age 23, of Kirkland Lake
  • Trafficking in a Controlled Substance – 3 Counts
  • Possession of Property Obtained by Crime – 3 Counts
Amanda Lee Batisse, age 34, of Kirkland Lake 
  • Trafficking in a Controlled Substance – 2 Counts
  • Possession of Property Obtained by Crime – 1 Count
Cara Bodick, age 29, of Kirkland Lake
  • Commission of an Offence for a Criminal Organization
  • Trafficking in a Controlled Substance – 4 Counts
Bernard Raymond Boudreault, age 62, of Kirkland Lake
  • Trafficking in a Controlled Substance – 3 Counts
  • Possession of a Controlled Substance for the Purposes of Trafficking – 1 Count
  • Possession of Property Obtained by Crime – 3 Counts
Jennifer Burton, age 31, of Kirkland Lake
  • Commission of an Offence for a Criminal Organization
  • Trafficking in a Controlled Substance – 2 Counts
  • Possession of Property Obtained by Crime – 2 Counts
Benjamin Clarke, age 28, of Kirklanad Lake
  • Trafficking in a Controlled Substance – 4 Counts
  • Possession of Property Obtained by Crime – 3 Counts
Patrick Couture, age 25, of Kirkland Lake
  • Trafficking in a Controlled Substance - 4 Counts
  • Possession of Property Obtained by Crime – 2 Counts
Tracey Crozier, age 35, of Kirkland Lake
  • Trafficking in a Controlled Substance – 3 Counts
  • Possession of Property Obtained by Crime – 1 Count
Robert Davidson, age 54, of Kirkland Lake
  • Trafficking in a Controlled Substance – 3 Counts
  • Possession of Property Obtained by Crime – 2 Counts
Marcel Dupont, age 47, of Kirkland Lake
  • Trafficking in a Controlled Substance – 2 Counts
  • Possession of Property Obtained by Crime – 2 Counts
David Evans, age 47, of Kirkland Lake
  • Commission of an Offence for a Criminal Organization
  • Trafficking in a Controlled Substance – 2 Counts
  • Possession of Property Obtained by Crime - 2 Counts
Alan Forbes-Lalonde, age 39, of Kirkland Lake
  • Trafficking in a Controlled Substance – 14 Counts
  • Possession of a Controlled Substance for the Purposes of Trafficking – 1 Count
  • Possession of a Controlled Substance – 2 Counts
  • Possession of Property Obtained by Crime – 9 Counts
  • Breach of Recognizance – 21 Counts
Jonathan Fox, age 25, of Kirkland Lake
  • Possession of a Controlled Substance – 1 Count
Mellissa Francoeur, age 30, of Kirkland Lake
  • Possession of a Controlled Substance – 2 Counts
  • Fail to Comply with Probation Order – 2 Count
Ryan Fraser, age 20, of Kirkland Lake
  • Trafficking in a Controlled Substance – 1 Count
Jessy Gauthier, age 21, of LaSarre Quebec
  • Commission of an Offence for a Criminal Organization
  • Trafficking in a Controlled Substance – 2 Counts
Thomas Germain, age 30, of Kirkland Lake
  • Trafficking in a Controlled Substance – 1 Count
Katlin Graham, age 24, of Kirkland Lake
  • Trafficking in a Controlled Substance – 1 Count
Keith Hewett, age 41, of Timmins
  • Trafficking in a Controlled Substance – 1 Count
  • Fail to Comply with Probation Order – 1 Count
Amanda Hooper, age 29, of Kirkland Lake
  • Trafficking in a Controlled Substance – 3 Counts
  • Possession of Property Obtained by Crime – 4 Counts
  • Possession of a Controlled Substance – 3 Counts
  • Fail to Comply with Probation Order – 10 Counts
Richard Hooper, age 35, of Kirkland Lake
  • Trafficking in a Controlled Substance – 1 Count
Brooke Kilgour, age19, of Kirkland Lake
  • Trafficking in a Controlled Substance – 2 Counts
  • Possession of Property Obtained by Crime – 2 Counts
Riley Lawrence, age 21, of Kirkland Lake
  • Commission of an Offence for a Criminal Organization
  • Trafficking in a Controlled Substance – 5 Counts
  • Possession of Property Obtained by Crime – 4 Counts
Maurice Leduc, age 57, of Kirkland Lake
  • Trafficking in a Controlled Substance – 2 Counts
  • Possession of Property Obtained by Crime – 2 Counts
Nathan Martin, age 18, of Kirkland Lake
  • Trafficking in a Controlled Substance – 1 Count
James Matthews, age 51, of Kirkland Lake
  • Trafficking in a Controlled Substance – 2 Counts
  • Possession of Property Obtained by Crime – 2 Counts
Edward McInnes, age 27, of Kirkland Lake
  • Trafficking in a Controlled Substance – 3 Counts
  • Possession of Property Obtained by Crime – 3 Counts
Gloreya Murray, age 55, of Kirkland Lake
  • Trafficking in a Controlled Substance – 1 Count
Josh Rainville, age 22, of Kirkland Lake
  • Commission of an Offence for a Criminal Organization
  • Trafficking in a Controlled Substance – 2 Counts
  • Possession of Property Obtained by Crime – 1 Count
Ernest Renaud, age 38, of Kirkland Lake
  • Trafficking in a Controlled Substance – 1 Count
  • Possession of Property Obtained by Crime – 1 Count
Jeffery Renaud, age 40, of Kirkland Lake
  • Trafficking in a Controlled Substance – 2 Counts
  • Possession of Property Obtained by Crime – 2 Counts
Pierre RICHARD, age 25, of Kirkland Lake
  • Trafficking in a Controlled Substance – 1 Count
Martyn Rosko, age 29, of Kirkland Lake
  • Trafficking in a Controlled Substance – 3 Counts
  • Possession of Property Obtained by Crime – 2 Counts
  • Breach of Recognizance – 4 Counts
Joshua Sandrin, age 28, of Kirkland Lake
  • Commission of an Offence for a Criminal Organization
  • Trafficking in a Controlled Substance – 3 Counts
John Alexander SMITH, age 29, of Kirkland Lake
  • Trafficking in a Controlled Substance – 2 Counts
Bobbi Ann Sauriol, age 27, of Kirkland Lake
  • Trafficking in a Controlled Substance - 1 Count
  • Fail to Comply with Probation Order – 1 Count
Cory Stewart, age 19, of Kirkland Lake
  • Commission of an Offence for a Criminal Organization
  • Trafficking in a Controlled Substance – 2 Counts
Matthew Sturgion, age 19, of Kirkland Lake
  • Trafficking in a Controlled Substance – 4 Counts
  • Possession of Property Obtained by Crime – 3 Counts
James Tinney, age 55, of Kirkland Lake
  • Trafficking in a Controlled Substance – 2 Counts
  • Possession of a Controlled Substance for the Purposes of Trafficking – 1 Count
  • Possession of Property Obtained by Crime – 1 Count
Young Person, age 17, of Kirkland Lake
  • Commission of an Offence for a Criminal Organization
  • Trafficking in a Controlled Substance – 1 Count
  • Possession of Property Obtained by Crime – 1 Count
Alan Whittle, age 59, of McGarry Township
  • Trafficking in a Controlled Substance – 8 Counts
  • Possession of Property Obtained by Crime – 7 Counts
Jacob Woolings, age 19, of Kirkland Lake
  • Commission of an Offence for a Criminal Organization
  • Trafficking in a Controlled Substance – 11 Counts
  • Possession of Property Obtained by Crime - 5 Counts
Samuel Woolings, age 22, of Kirkland Lake
  • Commission of an Offence for a Criminal Organization
  • Trafficking in a Controlled Substance – 2 Counts
Curtis Woolings, age 22, of Kirkland Lake
  • Possession of a Controlled Substance – 1 Count
Robert Wormal, age 43, of Kirkland Lake
  • Possession of a Controlled Substance – 1 Count

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