(NORTH PERTH, ON) – On July 20, 2021, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Huron-Perth Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), with the assistance of the Grey-Bruce CSCU, Wellington CSCU, Perth County OPP, and the West Region Emergency Response Team (ERT), executed a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act Search Warrant at a residence in the Municipality of North Perth. As a result of the search warrant, police seized drugs, cash, drug trafficking paraphernalia, and property.
The search warrant was executed at a residence on Inkerman Street East, Listowel, where two people were arrested. As a result of this investigation, police seized cocaine, methamphetamine, oxycodone pills, psilocybin, LSD, cannabis marihuana, and cannabis resin. The estimated combined street value of the controlled drugs and substances was over $13,000. Police also seized cash, offence related property consisting of drug trafficking paraphernalia and property, including a motorcycle, with a total value of over $30,000.
Jason DRAGER, 49, of Listowel, is charged with:
· Possession of a Schedule I Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking- Cocaine
· Possession of a Schedule I Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking- Other Drugs
· Possession of a Schedule I Substance- Methamphetamine
· Possession of a Schedule III Substance (two counts)
· Possession for the purpose of distributing
Lisa DRAGER, 48, of Listowel, is charged with:
· Possession of a Schedule I Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking- Cocaine
· Possession of a Schedule I Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking- Other Drugs
· Possession of a Schedule I Substance- Methamphetamine
· Possession of a Schedule III Substance (two counts)
· Possession for the purpose of distributing
Both of the accused persons have been released from custody and are scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Stratford at a later date to answer to the charges.