$40,000 Drug Bust On Hwy 11

(HEARST, ON) – On March 1, 2017, at approximately 4:45 p.m., members of the Hearst Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop for a Highway Traffic Act (HTA) violation on Highway 11 in Studholme Township.

Police investigation revealed that the two males in the vehicle were in the possession of a controlled substance. Police located and seized various types of controlled substances with a combined estimated street value of $40 000 as well as drug paraphernalia.

Dillan BUTLER, 27, of Kelowna, British Columbia was arrested and charged with the following offences:

Possession of a Schedule II Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking – Over 3kg (Marihuana) contrary to section 5(2) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA)

Possession of a Schedule I Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking – Fentanyl 5(2) CDSA

Possession of a Schedule I Substance – Fentanyl 4(1) CDSA

Driving While Disqualified contrary to section 259(4) of the Criminal Code of Canada (CC)

Obstruct Peace Officer contrary to section 129(a) CC

Mitchell SPURRELL, 25, of Kelowna, British Columbia was arrested and charged with the following offences:

Possession of a Schedule II Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking – Over 3kg (Marihuana) contrary to section 5(2) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA)

Possession of a Schedule I Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking – Fentanyl 5(2) CDSA

Possession of a Schedule I Substance – Fentanyl 4(1) CDSA

Obstruct Peace Officer contrary to section 129(a) CC

The accused persons have been held in custody and are scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Cochrane on March 3, 2017.

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