(Carleton Place, Ontario) – On Thursday, January 29, 2015, the Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau (OCEB), OPP Drug Enforcement Unit, OPP Emergency Response Team, OPP East Regional Support Team, and Carleton Place OPP Detachment members conducted a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) investigation and executed a Search Warrant at a residence on High Street, Carleton Place, Ontario.
Police located and seized a large number of prescription drugs, cocaine, over $5200 Canadian currency, and drug related paraphernalia used for trafficking purposes. The large amount of prescription drugs included Oxycodone, Hydromorphone, Fentanyl patches, and Morphine with an approximate street value of over $45,000.
As a result of this investigation, 46 year old, Laura Katherine THOMPSON, 68 year old Richard THOMPSON and 24 year old Tina SMITH, all of Carleton Place, ON are charged with:
Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking a Schedule I Substance (5 counts)
Laura THOMPSON was held in custody for a show cause hearing on January 30th, 2015. Richard THOMPSON and Tina SMITH were released from custody on a Promise to Appear and Officer In Charge Undertaking with their first appearance date scheduled for March 23rd, 2015. All will be appearing in the Ontario Court of Justice, Perth.