(TOWN OF COBALT, ON) – On January 19, 2016 the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau (OCEB), North Bay Drug Unit supported by OPP Temiskaming Shores Detachment, executed a Search Warrant at a residence in the Town of Cobalt.
As a result of this investigation two people have been arrested and police seized 66 methamphetamine pills, 57 percocet pills, 18 grams of cannabis marihuana, and $16,245 in cash. The estimated street value of the drugs is $1,410.
Catherine THOMPSON, 47, of Town of Cobalt is charged with:
Possession of Cannabis Marihuana for the Purpose of Trafficking – sec. 5(2) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA)
Possession of Methamphetamine for the Purpose of Trafficking – sec. 5(2) CDSA
Possession of Oxycodone for the Purpose of Trafficking – sec. 5(2) CDSA
Possession of Property Obtained by Crime – sec. 354(1)(a) of the Criminal Code (CC)
She is held in custody for a bail hearing on January 20, 2016.
Sheldon ASH, 21, of Town of Cobalt is charged with:
Possession of Cannabis Marihuana for the Purpose of Trafficking – sec. 5(2) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA)
Possession of Methamphetamine for the Purpose of Trafficking – sec. 5(2) CDSA
Possession of Oxycodone for the Purpose of Trafficking – sec. 5(2) CDSA
Possession of Property Obtained by Crime – sec. 354(1)(a) of the Criminal Code (CC)
He has been released on a Promise to Appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Haileybury on February 23, 2016.