(SOUTH DUNDAS, ONTARIO) – On October 23, 2013, members of the Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau (OCEB) Drug Enforcement Unit (Ottawa), Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Emergency Response Team (ERT), OPP Canine, OPP Morrisburg Detachment and the Cornwall Community Police Service (CCPS) served a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) search warrant at a residence on Forest Road in South Dundas Township, (Williamsburg). Once inside the bungalow-style dwelling, officers uncovered a sophisticated synthetic drug lab suspected of producing methamphetamine.
Philippe RAYMOND, 29 of Greely, was arrested at the scene. He was charged for various charges pursuant to the CDSA and transported to the Ontario Court of Justice, Cornwall, for a Bail Hearing.
On October 24, 2013, the economic-based synthetic drug lab was dismantled in a concerted effort involving members of the OPP Clandestine Lab Investigative Response Team (CLIRT), OPP UCRT, Ottawa Police Service (OPS), CCPS, Health Canada chemists, Office of the Fire Marshall, and the South Dundas Fire Department.
Police seized over $15,000 and samples of various substances. The chemicals seized from the synthetic drug lab will be submitted to Health Canada for expert analysis.
If anyone has any information about this crime or any other, they are asked to contact the OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or their nearest police agency. Those wishing to remain anonymous may call CrimeStoppers at 1-800-222-8477.