The OPP in northwestern Ontario have seized $100,000 worth of cocaine as a result of a three month-long investigation.
Four people have been arrested in Project Morina.
The OPP in Red Lake with officers from Dryden, Kenora and Fort Frances had the the help of the Treaty Three Police and the Nishinawbe Aski Nation Police.
The four were arrested in Red Lake and Vermilion Bay.
One kilogram of cocaine, about $50,000 in Canadian currency was seized along with 3 firearms, a 2017 Chevy Silverado and evidence related to drug trafficking.
Three homes in Fort Frances and Nestor Falls we’re also searched.
Charged are:
· Rodney Godbout, 59, of Ear Falls is charged with Possession of Cocaine for the Purpose of Trafficking contrary to Section 5(2) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act.
· Ken Anderson, 67, of Fort Frances is charged with Possession of Cocaine for the Purpose of Trafficking contrary to Section 5(2) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act.
· Allison Bragg, 32, of Fort Frances is charged with Possession of Cocaine for the Purpose of Trafficking contrary to Section 5(2) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act.
· Dmitri Alexeiouk, 36, of Newmarket is charged with Trafficking Cocaine contrary to Section 5(1) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and Possession of Property Obtained by Crime over $5,000 contrary to Section 354(1)(a) of the Criminal Code.
Are four are being held in custody pending bail hearings.
