Drug Bust – Names Released

(DRYDEN, ON) – An investigation led by the Dryden Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) with the assistance from members of the Northwest Region Emergency Response Team (ERT), Northwest Region Canine Unit, and the Dryden OPP detachment has led to charges being laid against multiple individuals.

On December 3, 2024, just prior to 9:00 a.m., a search warrant was executed on a residence on Wellington Street in Zealand Township (Wabigoon). The investigation resulted in the arrest of several individuals and the seizure of suspected illicit drugs, including cocaine, fentanyl, and oxycodone, as well as further evidence of drug trafficking.

As a result of the investigation, Daniel SMITH-TRACY, 31-years-old of Ajax, has been arrested and charged with the following offences under the Criminal Code and Controlled Drugs and Substances Act:

• Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking – cocaine
• Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking – fentanyl
• Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking – oxycodone
• Possession of proceeds of property obtained by crime under $5000
• Obstruct peace officer

William KENNY, 56-years-old, of Wabigoon, has been arrested and charged with the following offences under the Criminal Code and Controlled Drugs and Substances Act:

• Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking – cocaine
• Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking – fentanyl
• Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking – oxycodone

Erica BEARDY, 33-years-old of Wabigoon, has been arrested and charged with the following offences under the Criminal Code and Controlled Drugs and Substances Act:

• Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking – fentanyl  
• Possession of proceeds of property obtained by crime under $5000
• Fail to comply with Probation Order

Monique OLSON, 35-years-old, of Ignace, has been arrested and charged with the following offences under the Criminal Code and Controlled Drugs and Substances Act:

• Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of Trafficking – fentanyl
• Fail to comply with a Probation Order

Daniel SMITH-TRACEY, Erica BEARDY, and Monique OLSON have been remanded into custody and are scheduled to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice – Dryden on December 6, 2024. William KENNY has been released from custody and is scheduled to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice – Dryden on January 6, 2025.

If you have any information about the trafficking of illicit drugs, call the OPP at 1-888-310-1122. Should you wish to remain anonymous, you may call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).

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