Two Pounds Of Marijuana Seized

(Township of Mississippi Mills, Ontario) – On Thursday November 17th, 2016 members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Drug Enforcement Unit, O.P.P. Tactics and Rescue Unit (TRU), Emergency Response Team (E.R.T) and members of the Lanark County O.P.P. Detachment executed a Controlled Drug and Substances Act (CDSA) search warrant at a residence located on Ramsay 4A, Mississippi Mills Township (ON).

A summary of the items seized:

In excess of two (2) pounds of cannabis marihuana

Shotgun ammunition,

Pieces of a dismantled shotgun, one flare gun and a pellet gun

Recovered stolen property (snowmobile, Line trimmer, outboard boat motor and Honda Generator) and,

Drug trafficking paraphernalia

The following charge(s) were laid against 51 year old, John PORTEOUS of Carleton Place (ON):

• Possession of a Schedule II substance for the purpose of Trafficking- under 3 kg

• Possession of Firearm or Ammunition contrary to Prohibition Order

• Possession of Firearm or Ammunition contrary to Prohibition Order

• Possession Property Obtained by Crime Under $5,000 – in Canada

The accused was released from custody on a Promise To Appear and will appear in the Ontario Court of Justice-Perth on January 9th, 2017

Over 150,000 Monthly Readers! 1 Million+ Across the entire FreePress Network.