(MARMORA AND LAKE TWP., ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) East Region Community Street Crime Unit has arrested three people and seized illegal drugs in Marmora.
The investigation began in December 2024.
Street Crime Unit officers, assisted by members of the Central Hastings Detachment, executed a search warrant today (Friday, January 31, 2025), at an apartment on Bursthall Street.
Investigators seized more than 110-grams of suspected cocaine, suspected opioid-containing pills, as well as items typically associated with drug trafficking. Three people were arrested at the scene.
Edward COLLINS, age 62 and Wendy FORD, age 51, both Marmora residents, are charged with:
- Possession of a Schedule 1 substance for the purpose of trafficking
- Possession of a schedule 1 substance
- Possession of proceeds of property obtained by crime under $5000
Austin HADWYN, age 25 of Chatham, Ontario is charged with failure to comply with a release order.
All three of the accused were held in custody, with bail hearings scheduled for today, January 31, 2025, before the Ontario Court of Justice in Belleville.
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