Drug Bust – Tyler MARION & Kelly CHARTRAND

(DRYDEN, ON) – An investigation led by the Dryden Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), with assistance from members of the Dryden OPP detachment has led to charges being laid against two individuals.  

On September 9, 2025, just after 2:30 p.m., a traffic stop was conducted on Van Horne Avenue, in the City of Dryden. The investigation resulted in the arrest of two individuals and the seizure of suspected illicit drugs, including cocaine and fentanyl, as well as Canadian currency and further evidence of drug trafficking.

As a result of the investigation, Kelly CHARTRAND, 40-years-old, of Dryden, has been charged under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and the Criminal Code with the following offences:

·        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 proceeds of property obtained by crime under $5000

CHARTRAND has been released and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice on October 6, 2025.

Additionally, Tyler MARION, 40-years-old, of Thunder Bay, has been charged under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and the Criminal Code with the following offences:

·        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 proceeds of property obtained by crime under $5000

·        Personation with intent to avoid arrest, prosecution or obstruct justice

·        Operation while impaired

·        Failure or refusal to comply with demand

MARION has been remanded into custody and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice on September 12, 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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