(NORTH PERTH, ON) – On February 29, 2024, members of the Huron-Perth Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) and the Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), along with the West Region Emergency Response Team and Canine Unit made a number of arrests following a drug trafficking investigation in the Municipality of North Perth.
Three people were arrested on Wallace Avenue North, and were found in possession of fentanyl, methamphetamine, cocaine, and hydromorphone, as well as drug trafficking paraphernalia, cash, and brass knuckles.
With the assistance of the Brant-Oxford CSCU, Elgin-Middlesex CSCU, and West Region Regional Support Team, the Huron-Perth CSCU executed three Controlled Drugs and Substances Act Search Warrants at two residences on Wallace Avenue North and Elm Avenue North, and at a storage unit on Fairlane Road, all in the Municipality of North Perth. As a result of the search warrants, another individual was arrested. Police seized fentanyl, methamphetamine, cocaine, hydromorphone, oxycodone, and drug trafficking paraphernalia.
The total estimated value of the drugs is approximately $15,000. The total estimated value of the seized property is $1200.
Shane PARK, 37, of North Perth, has been charged with:
– Possession of a Schedule I Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking – Methamphetamine
– Possession of a Schedule I Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking – Opioid (fentanyl and other opioid) (two counts)
– Mischief – Interfere with lawful use, enjoyment or operation of property – Under $5000
– Possession of a Schedule I Substance – Cocaine
Tracey-Lynn DUNCAN, 38, of North Perth, has been charged with:
– Possession of a Schedule I Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking – Methamphetamine
– Possession of a Schedule I Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking – Opioid (fentanyl and other opioid) (two counts)
The accused parties were held in custody pending a bail hearing.
Michael FOSTER, 38, of Wellington County, has been charged with:
– Unauthorized Possession of Weapon
– Fail to Comply with Probation Order
The accused was released from custody and is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Stratford March 25, 2024, to answer to the charges.
Nikole VERNON, 38, of North Perth, has been charged with:
– Possession of a Schedule I Substance – Methamphetamine
– Possession of a Schedule I Substance – Opioid (fentanyl and other opioid) (three counts)
The accused was released from custody and is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Stratford on April 22, 2024, to answer to the charges.
