Desan GRANT-MARTIN Arrested With Child Drug Traffickers – Details Released #3Strikes

(DRYDEN, ON) –  Three individuals are facing drug trafficking related charges following a traffic stop in Dryden.

On Tuesday, November 11, 2025, shortly after 3:00 p.m. CST, officers with the Dryden Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop on Albert Street.

Through an investigation with the support of the Dryden OPP Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) and their ongoing investigation into the trafficking of illicit drugs in the City of Dryden, officers seized suspected cocaine, fentanyl, crack cocaine, oxycodone pills, Canadian currency, and various drug-related paraphernalia.

As a result, Desan GRANT-MARTIN, 20 years old from Orangeville, was charged with the following offences:

• 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 proceeds of property obtained by crime – over $5000
• Failure to comply with release order

The accused is held in custody and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Dryden on November 19, 2025.

A 16-year-old from Toronto, was charged with the following offences:

• 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 proceeds of property obtained by crime – over $5000
• Failure to comply with release order

The accused is held in custody and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Dryden on November 17, 2025.

A 13-year-old from Toronto, was charged with the following offences:

• 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 proceeds of property obtained by crime – over $5000
• Failure to comply with release order

The accused is held in custody and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Dryden on November 28, 2025.

If you have any information about crime in our community, please contact Dryden OPP at 1-888-310-1122. Should you wish to remain anonymous, you may call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or visit crimestoppers.ca.  

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