Drug Bust – Names Released

(FORT FRANCES, ON) – An Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) drug trafficking investigation concluded with several arrests and the seizure of drugs, currency and offence related property.

On March 26, 2025, the Fort Frances OPP Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) working with the OPP North West Region Intelligence Unit (NWRIU), Kenora OPP Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau (OCEB), Treaty Three Police, the OPP North West Region Emergency Response Team (ERT), and the OPP Tactics and Rescue Unit (TRU) executed search warrants in Fort Frances and Rainy River.

Seven people were arrested during the warrant execution and police seized approximately 130 grams of cocaine, approximately $2000 in Canadian currency, as well as fraudulent identification, financial cards and other offence related property.

As a result of the investigation, two of the individuals were charged and held by police for a bail hearing.

Mitchell JONES-FOY, 29-years-old of Fort Frances is charged with possession of a Schedule I substance (cocaine) for the purpose of trafficking, possession of proceeds of property obtained by crime, and possession of an identity document. 

David Ryan NELSON, 41-years-old of Scarborough is charged with possession of a Schedule I substance (cocaine) for the purpose of trafficking, possession of proceeds of property obtained by crime, possession of a credit card, and possession of an identity document.

Both subjects have been released in bail court and are to appear next in the Fort Frances Ontario Court of Justice on April 28, 2025, to speak to the charges.

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