Search warrant executed in northern Ont. First Nation leads to drug, weapons charges

An Ontario Provincial Police vehicle is shown parked on February 10, 2023. (Spencer Colby/The Canadian Press)

A search warrant executed by the Greenstone Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), last week, detachment has resulted in charges against a 30-year-old man from Long Lake 58 First Nation.

On Feb. 5, shortly after 1:00 p.m., uniformed officers carried out a search at a residence on Beaver Street in the community.

“The investigation resulted in the arrest of one individual and the seizure of a firearm and further evidence of drug trafficking,” OPP said in a news release.

An unspecified quantity of suspected cocaine was seized as a result of the search.

The accused, a local man, faces the following charges of drug trafficking, unauthorized possession of a firearm and carless storage of a firearm, weapon, prohibited device or ammunition.

The accused was remanded into custody and later released. They are scheduled to appear in the court again on Feb. 19.

Police urging anyone with information regarding the possession, manufacturing or trafficking of illegal drugs or firearms to contact the OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or Crime Stoppers anonymously.