OPP and NAPS
LONGLAC, ONTARIO ~~~~~~ November 19, 2020 (LSN) On 19 November 2020, OPP officers with the Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), Organized Crime & Enforcement Bureau (OCEB), North West Region Emergency Response Team (ERT), Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service (NAPS) and Greenstone OPP Detachment executed a Controlled Drug and Substances Act warrant at a Louisa Street residence in the Town of Longlac. Thunder Bay, Ontario
As a result, police seized crack cocaine, methamphetamine, Suboxone, Canadian currency, a firearm and stolen property.
Maurice BEGIN, age 60 of Longlac, ON was arrested and charged with.
- Possession of a Controlled Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking contrary to section 5(2) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA)
- Possession of Proceeds of Property Obtained by Crime over $5000 contrary to section 354(1)a of the Criminal Code of Canada (CCC).
- Possession of Property Obtained by Crime under $5000 contrary to section 354(1)a of the Criminal Code of Canada (CCC).
- Failure to comply with release order contrary to section 145(5)(a) of the Criminal Code of Canada (CCC).
- Possession of a Firearm contrary to Prohibition Order, contrary to section 117.01(1) of the Criminal Code of Canada (CCC).
Malachi BEGIN, age 18 of Longlac, ON was arrested and charged with.
- Possession of a Controlled Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking contrary to section 5(2) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA)
- Possession of Proceeds of Property Obtained by Crime over $5000 contrary to section 354(1)a of the Criminal Code of Canada (CCC).
- Possession of Property Obtained by Crime under $5000 contrary to section 354(1)a of the Criminal Code of Canada (CCC).
- Failure to comply with release order contrary to section 145(5)(a) of the Criminal Code of Canada (CCC).
- Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm contrary to section 91(1) of the Criminal Code of Canada (CCC).
Rhonda REUBEN, age 49 of Longlac, ON was arrested and charged with.
- Possession of a Controlled Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking contrary to section 5(2) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA)
- Possession of Proceeds of Property Obtained by Crime over $5000 contrary to section 354(1)a of the Criminal Code of Canada (CCC).
- Failure to comply with release order contrary to section 145(5)(a) of the Criminal Code of Canada (CCC).
- Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm contrary to section 91(1) of the Criminal Code of Canada (CCC).
All have been held in custody for a bail hearing 20 November 2020.
If you have information about the trafficking of illicit drugs, call the OPP at 1-888-310-1122. Should you wish to remain anonymous, you may call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2000. You may also report online at: http://www.p3tips.com/273.
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