Drug Bust – Names Released

(ATIKAMEKSHENG FIRST NATION, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested and charged four people with drug related offences after the execution of a drug warrant.

On November 1, 2024, OPP members from the North East Region Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau (OCEB), Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), Emergency Response Team (ERT), and Canine Unit (K-9), executed a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) search warrant at a residence on Lakeshore Drive, Atikameksheng First Nation.

A search of the residence led to the seizure of a rifle, cellular phones, Canadian currency, and drugs suspected to be cocaine, with an estimated street value of over $11,000. 

As a result of the investigation, four people were arrested and charged:

Lawrence SHAWBONQUIT, 28-years-of-age, from Atikameksheng First Nation, was charged with:

• Trafficking in schedule I substance
• Possession property obtained by crime under $5,000
• Breach of firearms regulation-store firearm or restricted weapon
• Unauthorized possession of a firearm

Heather SAWDON, 50-years-of-age, from Atikameksheng First Nation, was charged with:

• Possession of a schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking
• Trafficking in schedule I substance
• Possession property obtained by crime under $5,000

Alijah ADAMS, 22-years-of-age from Newmarket and Noah CARGILL, 21-years-of-age, from Kitchener, were both charged with:

• Possession of a schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking
• Possession property obtained by crime under $5,000

All the accused were released and are scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice on December 18, 2024, in Sudbury.

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