Execution of search warrant leads to multiple charges against six individuals

Tim Brody - Editor

Six people are facing multiple charges after a search warrant was executed at a residence in Sioux Lookout on Sept. 1.
Police shared in an Sept. 2 media release that, “Members of the Sioux Lookout - Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachment; Sioux Lookout and Dryden Community Street Crime Units (CSCU), and the OPP Emergency Response Team (ERT) and OPP Canine Unit, with assistance from the Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service (NAPS), executed a search warrant at a residence on Wellington Street in Sioux Lookout.”
Police say the investigation resulted in the arrest of six individuals and the seizure of a restricted firearm, and suspected illicit substances including cocaine. Canadian currency and items associated with drug trafficking were also seized.
As a result, a 19-year-old from Toronto, a 50-year-old from Sioux Lookout, a 21-year-old from Sioux Lookout, a 60-year-old from Sioux Lookout, a 22-year-old from Sioux Lookout and a 17-year-old young person from Toronto have each been charged under the Criminal Code (CC) and Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) with:

• Possession of proceeds of property obtained by crime over $5000
  
• Unauthorized possession of a prohibited or restricted firearm
  
• Possession of loaded prohibited or restricted firearm
  
• Knowledge of Unauthorized Possession of Firearm
  
• Careless storage of Firearm, Weapon, Prohibited device or ammunition
  
• Possession of Prohibited device or ammunition for Dangerous Purpose
  
• Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of Trafficking - Cocaine
  

The accused persons were remanded into custody and are scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Sioux Lookout on September 6.
Police are asking anyone with information regarding the illegal possession and trafficking of drugs to immediately contact the OPP at 1-888-310-1122. Should people wish to remain anonymous, they may call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).