(NORFOLK COUNTY, ON) – Two individuals have been charged as a result of a drug trafficking investigation led by the Haldimand/Norfolk Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU).
On Sunday, January 11, 2026, at approximately 11:09 a.m., members of the Haldimand/Norfolk OPP CSCU, with assistance from Norfolk County OPP officers, conducted a traffic stop on Ireland Road in Simcoe as part of an ongoing drug trafficking investigation. The passenger was taken into custody without incident.
As a result of a search of the individual and vehicle, officers seized a quantity of suspected cocaine, fentanyl, methamphetamine, Canadian currency, and drug-related paraphernalia. The driver was also taken into custody without incident. A subsequent search led to the seizure of suspected MDMA (ecstasy).
A photograph of the seized items is attached for reference.
Charged with the following alleged offences is 36-year-old Kevin COLLINS of Norfolk County:
- Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking – cocaine,
- Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking – opioid (other than heroin),
- Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking – methamphetamine,
- Possession of proceeds of property obtained by crime under $5,000 – in Canada,
- Fail to comply with Probation Order.
The accused remains in custody and is scheduled to appear for a bail hearing at the Ontario Court of Justice in Simcoe on Monday, January 12, 2026.
Also charged is 68-year-old Paul SAUCIER, of Norfolk County, with the following alleged offences:
- Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking – cocaine,
- Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking – opioid (other than heroin),
- Possession of a Schedule I substance – methylenedioxyamphetamine (ecstasy),
- Possession of proceeds of property obtained by crime under $5,000 – in Canada.
The accused is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Simcoe on Tuesday, February 10, 2026.
