$27,000 North Huron Drug Bust – SCHIESTEL, BARTLETT & STANLEY #3Strikes

(GODERICH / NORTH HURON, ON) – The Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged a North Huron resident with several criminal offences following a traffic stop in Goderich in the early morning hours of November 12, 2025.

On November 12, 2025, just after 01:30 a.m., Huron OPP officers conducted a traffic stop with a vehicle on Victoria Street South in the Town of Goderich. The driver was arrested for Impaired Operation, and a search of the vehicle involved revealed a quantity of suspected fentanyl and cocaine.

A further investigation was conducted by officers from the Huron-Perth OPP Community Street Crimes Unit (CSCU), Grey-Bruce CSCU, and Huron County OPP Crime Unit, which resulted in a search warrant for a location on Currie Line, in the Township of North Huron.

On November 13, 2025, the search warrant was executed with assistance from the West Region OPP Tactics and Rescue Unit (TRU), West Region OPP Emergency Response Team (ERT), West Region OPP K-9 unit, and Huron County OPP uniform officers.

Police located and seized a stolen All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV), a quantity of suspected fentanyl, and a prohibited knife. Two individuals were arrested at the scene and charged.

The total value of the illegal drugs seized is over $27,000. The recovered ATV and prohibited knife are valued at $4,600.

The following individuals have been charged as a result of the investigation:

Scott SCHIESTEL, 46 years-of-age from North Huron has been charged with:

• Operation while Impaired – Alcohol and Drugs,
• Possession of Schedule I Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking – Fentanyl,
• Possession of Controlled Substance – Cocaine,
• Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Under $5,000,
• Possession of Prohibited Weapon.

The accused was processed and later released from custody with a court date scheduled at the Ontario Court of Justice – Goderich on December 15^th, 2025.

Andrew BARTLETT, 48 years-of-age from North Huron has been charged with:

• Possession of Controlled Substance – Fentanyl.

The accused was processed and later released from custody with a court date scheduled at the Ontario Court of Justice – Goderich on December 1^st, 2025.

Dayna STANLEY, 32 years-of-age from Huron East has been charged with:

• Possession of Controlled Substance – Fentanyl.

The accused was processed and later released from custody with a court date scheduled at the Ontario Court of Justice – Goderich on December 8^th, 2025.

Any person with information regarding this investigation is asked to contact Huron OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or (519) 482-1677. 

Should you wish to remain anonymous, you may call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or submit a web tip at “P3tips.com” where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000.

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