Three men, including two from Fort Frances, are facing numerous charges.
OPP say an estimated $25 thousand in crack cocaine, fentanyl, and methamphetamine, along with items used in drug trafficking, were discovered in a vehicle stopped in Fort Frances Saturday morning.
Prohibited weapons and an unspecified amount of Canadian cash were also seized.
42-year-old Jonathon Green, of Fort Frances, is charged with,
- Operation while impaired by drug, contrary to Section 320.14(1)(a) of the Criminal Code.
- Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of Trafficking – Cocaine, contrary to Section 5(2) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act.
- Possession of Methamphetamine for the purpose of Trafficking, contrary to Section 5(2) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances 5(2).
- Possession of Fentanyl for the purpose of Trafficking, contrary to Section 5(2) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act.
- Possession of a prohibited device, contrary to Section 92(2), of the Criminal Code.
- Possession of a prohibited device, contrary to Section 92(2), of the Criminal Code.
41-year-old Terrence La Belle, of Fort Frances, is charged with,
- Possession of Methamphetamine for the purpose of Trafficking, contrary to Section 5(2) of the Controlled Drugs Substance Act
- Possession of Fentanyl for the purpose of Trafficking,contrary to Section 5(2) of the Controlled Drugs Substances Act
- Possession of Cocaine for the purpose of Trafficking, contrary to Section 5(2) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act.
- Possession of proceeds of property obtained by crime under $5000, contrary to Section 354(1)(a) of the Criminal Code.
- Possession of a prohibited device, contrary to Section 92(2), of the Criminal Code.
- Possession of a prohibited device, contrary to Section 92(2), of the Criminal Code.
32-year-old Lanny Mekanak, of Sioux Lookout, has been charged with,
- Possession of a Schedule I substance, to wit: Cocaine, for the purpose of Trafficking, contrary to Section 5(2) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act.
- Possession of a Schedule I substance, to wit: Methampethamine, for the purpose of Trafficking, contrary to the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act 5(2).
- Possession of Fentanyl for the purpose of Trafficking, contrary to the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act 5(2).
- Possession of a prohibited device, contrary to Section 92(2), of the Criminal Code.
- Possession of a prohibited device, contrary to Section 92(2), of the Criminal Code.
All three accused were scheduled to make a court appearance on Monday for a bail hearing.
