KAPUSKASING - Suspected cocaine, meth and more, along with $31,000 in cash, was seized by police executing a search warrant.
On Feb. 6 around 9:15 a.m., the James Bay OPP community street crime unit and northeast emergency response team executed a warrant at a Byng Avenue residence in Kapuskasing.
Suspected cocaine, methamphetamine, oxycodone and hydromorphone worth an estimated $4,000 were seized, as well as $31,000 in cash, an expandable baton, digital scales, and packaging materials.
A 49-year-old man from Kapuskasing is charged with:
- Possession of a schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking - cocaine
- Possession of a schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking -methamphetamine
- Possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose
- Possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000
- Fail to comply with probation order
The accused is in police custody waiting for a bail hearing in Kapuskasing today (Feb. 7).
A 61-year-old man from Kapuskasing is charged with:
- Possession of a schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking - cocaine
- Possession of a schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking -methamphetamine
- Possession of a schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking - oxycodone
- Possession of a schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking - hydromorphone
- Possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000
The accused was released from custody and has an April 14 court date in Kapuskasing.
None of the charges have been tested in court and the accused are considered innocent unless proven guilty.
