Ten people are facing a total of 69 charges following a drug bust in the Rainy River District.
Ontario Provincial Police executed a dozen search warrants at various places, include at a motel in downtown Fort Frances, in an operation dubbed Project Jules.
Over $70 thousand in charges and large quantities of cocaine, fentanyl, hydromorphone and crystal meth were seized.
Police estimate the street value of the drugs seized to be almost $500 thousand.
Police say it the two-month undercover operation was done in response to several drug overdoses in the Rainy River District.
Arrested and charged are:
27 year old Bryant Acheampong of Fort Frances, charged with:
- Trafficking in Schedule 1 (cocaine) contrary to section 5(1) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act.
- Possession of proceeds of crime contrary to section 354(1) (a) of the Criminal Code. X 2 counts
- Fail to comply with release order contrary to section 145(5) (a) of the Criminal Code.
- Trafficking of Schedule 1 (Fentanyl) contrary to section 5(1) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act.
Achmeapong remains in custody pending a bail hearing.
30 year old Ashley Gauthier of Fort Frances, charged with:
- Trafficking of Schedule 1 (Fentanyl) contrary to section 5(1) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act.
- Possession of proceeds of crime contrary to section 354(1) (a) of the Criminal Code. X 3 counts
- Theft under $5000 contrary to section 334(b) of the Criminal Code
- Fail to comply with release order contrary to section 145(5) (a) of the Criminal Code.
- Trafficking in Schedule 1 (cocaine) contrary to section 5(1) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act.
Gauthier has been held in custody pending a bail hearing.
38 year old Leah Hunter of Rainy River First Nation, charged with:
- Trafficking of Schedule 1 (Fentanyl) contrary to section 5(1) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act.
- Possession of proceeds of crime contrary to section 354(1) (a) of the Criminal Code. X 2 counts
- Theft under $5000 contrary to section 334(b) of the Criminal Code
- Carry a Weapon contrary to section 88 of the Criminal Code
Hunter has been held in custody pending a bail hearing.
60 year old Kim Byeong of Fort Frances, charged with:
- Trafficking in Schedule 1 (cocaine) contrary to section 5(1) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act.
- Possession of proceeds of crime contrary to section 354(1) (a) of the Criminal Code.
Byeong was released from custody with a future court date of July 19.
57 year old Timothy Mainville of Couchiching First Nation, charged with:
- Trafficking in Schedule 1 (cocaine) contrary to section 5(1) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act.
- Possession of proceeds of crime contrary to section 354(1) (a) of the Criminal Code.
- Knowledge of unauthorized possession of a firearm contrary to section 92(1) of the Criminal Code.
- Careless storage of a firearm contrary to section 86(1) of the Criminal Code.
Mainville was released from custody with a future court date of July 26.
24 year old Katelynn Meline of Fort Frances, charged with:
- Trafficking in Schedule 1 (cocaine) contrary to section 5(1) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act.
- Possession of proceeds of crime contrary to section 354(1) (a) of the Criminal Code.
Meline was held in custody pending a bail hearing.
27 year old Stuart Sangster of La Vallee Twp., charged with:
- Trafficking in Schedule 1 (cocaine) contrary to section 5(1) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act.
- Possession of proceeds of crime contrary to section 354(1) (a) of the Criminal Code.
Sangster was held in custody pending a bail hearing.
30 year old Adream Spoon of Fort Frances, charged with:
- Trafficking in Schedule 1 (cocaine) contrary to section 5(1) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act.
- Possession of proceeds of crime contrary to section 354(1) (a) of the Criminal Code.
- SPOON was held in custody pending a bail hearing.
26 year old Scot Tolgoni of Atikokan, charged with:
- Trafficking in Schedule 1 (cocaine) contrary to section 5(1) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act.
- Possession of proceeds of crime contrary to section 354(1) (a) of the Criminal Code.
Tolgoni was held in custody pending a bail hearing.
23 year old Fawn Perrault of Big Grassy First Nation, charged with:
- Fail to comply with release order contrary to section 145(5)(a) of the Criminal Code
- Trafficking in Schedule 1 (methamphetamine) contrary to section 5(1) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act.
Perrault was held in custody pending a bail hearing.
33 year old Kayla Copenace of Big Grassy First Nation, charged with:
- Trafficking in Schedule 1 (methamphetamine) contrary to section 5(1) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act. X 2 counts
Copenace was held in custody pending a bail hearing.
