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Nipigon residents charged with trafficking drugs

OPP also seized numerous firearms at a local residence
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NIPIGON — Two people from Nipigon face multiple charges following an investigation by the OPP's community street crime unit.

Using search warrants, on Oct. 17 and Oct. 18 officers first searched a vehicle, then searched a residence on Wadsworth Drive, where they found suspected cocaine, fentanyl and eleven firearms.

A 39-year-old woman and a 31-year-old man were arrested at the scene.

They are both charged with possession of drugs for the purpose of trafficking and unauthorized possession of a firearm.

The man is also charged with operation of a motor vehicle while prohibited under the Criminal Code.

Both accused were remanded into custody after their initial appearance in court.




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