DRUG SEARCH WARRANT EXECUTED IN SPARTA

Elgin County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) along with OPP Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau, Drug Enforcement Unit, executed a Controlled Drug and Substances Act search warrant on September 17th, 2014 at a private residence located on Sparta Line, near Smith Street, Central Elgin.

The search warrant resulted in police seizing the following;

Hydromorphone pills
Percocet pills
Psilocybin
Processed Cannabis Marihuana

The street value of the seized drugs is approximately$2775

Police also seized drug paraphernalia associated with the trafficking of Controlled Substances.

Firearms were also located and seized from the residence;

20 Gauge Shotgun
Two (2) 22 calibre rifles
approximately 200 rounds of miscellaneous ammunition

The search also resulted in police recovering property obtained by crime.

12 Gauge Shotgun
Polaris 700 snowmobile
Yamaha snowmobile
STIHL MS290 chainsaw
Two road signs for Sparta Line and Quaker Road

Police have arrested and charged the following people;

Aaron Jason WATSON, age 26 of Sparta, ON. has been charged with;

Possession of a Firearm Obtained by Crime under the Criminal Code
Possession of a Schedule II Substance Under 3 Kg for the Purposes of Trafficking under the Controlled Drug and Substances Act (CDSA)
Two Counts (2) of Possession of a Schedule I substance for the Purposes of Trafficking under the CDSA
Possession of a Schedule III Substance for the Purposes of Trafficking under the CDSA
Possession of a Schedule I substance under the CDSA
Four Counts (4) of Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm under the Criminal Code
Three Counts (3) of Property Obtained by Crime under the Criminal Code

WATSON was arrested without incident and is currently being held in custody pending a show cause bail hearing to be held this date September 18th, 2014.

Leah Kathleen SINGER, age 22 of Sparta, ON has been charged with;

Possession of a Firearm Obtained by Crime under the Criminal Code
Possession of a Schedule II Substance Under 3 Kg for the Purposes of Trafficking under the Controlled Drug and Substances Act (CDSA)
Two Counts (2) of Possession of a Schedule I substance for the Purposes of Trafficking under the CDSA
Possession of a Schedule III Substance for the Purposes of Trafficking under the CDSA
Possession of a Schedule I substance under the CDSA
Four Counts (4) of Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm under the Criminal Code
Three Counts (3) of Property Obtained by Crime under the Criminal Code

SINGER was arrested and released. She is scheduled to appear in St. Thomas Criminal Court on October 6th, 2014.

Mark Samuel CANARAN, age 28 of St Thomas, ON has been charged with;

Possession of a Schedule II Substance Under 3 Kg

CANARAN was arrested and later released on a Promise to Appear. He is to appear in St. Thomas Criminal Court on October 20th, 2014.

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