Police in Sudbury have charged two people in connection with a break-and-enter of a business downtown last month in which $20,000 in property was stolen. The theft took place around 3 a.m. Oct. 26. “Multiple individuals forced entry into the business on Cedar Street and stole approximately $20,000 worth of property,” police said in a news release Nov. 3. Detectives executed a search warrant Oct. 28 on a Frood Road residence, along with the police’s emergency response unit. “During the search, officers recovered property believed to have been stolen during the break-and-enter,” police said. Found drugs, cash, firearm “In addition to the recovered stolen property, officers seized quantities of suspected cocaine, fentanyl, clonazepam, hydromorphone, and oxycodone with an estimated street value of $3,280.” Police also located drug trafficking paraphernalia, a large quantity of cash and a firearm. A 41-year-old man from Greater Sudbury was charged with numerous criminal offences, including five counts of drug trafficking, weapons offences, possession of property obtained by crime and failing to comply with a release order. He was in bail court on Oct. 29. A 68-year-old man was also charged with break-and-enter. He was released from custody and is scheduled to appear in court in January. “The investigation remains ongoing as detectives continue efforts to identify and locate additional individuals believed to have been involved,” police said.
