WATSON – Drug Trafficking

(CALEDON, ON) – Members of the Caledon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have laid charges in connection to a drug trafficking investigation.

In December 2024, the Caledon OPP Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) entered into a drug trafficking investigation in the Town of Caledon. With the assistance of CSCUs from Dufferin, City of Kawartha Lakes, and the OPP Central Region Canine Unit, the investigation led officers to execute a search warrant at a residence in Brampton and a vehicle. Cocaine, Oxycodone, currency, and other property were seized.

As a result, Dwight WATSON, 62, of Brampton, was charged with:

• Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking – Cocaine

• Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking – Other drugs

• Possession of proceeds obtained by crime under $5000

• Traffick in Schedule I substance – Cocaine

The accused is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Orangeville on January 6, 2025, to answer to the charges.

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