LAURENTIAN VALLEY TWP — On Thursday, October 25, members of the OPP Renfrew County Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), Emergency Response Team (ERT) and Canine Unit executed a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) search warrant at a residence on First Avenue in Laurentian Valley Township (LVTP). As a result of the search warrant police located and seized a Conducted Energy Weapon (CEW), various types of drugs, drug paraphernalia and a quantity of Canadian currency. Five men and one woman were arrested as a result of the search warrant and police have laid multiple charges under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) and Criminal Code (CC).
Bradley Doell, age 41 of Pembroke, has been charged with the following CDSA offences: 3 possession of a schedule I substance for the purposes of trafficking – cocaine; heroin, methamphetamine; and three possession of a schedule IV substance for the purpose of trafficking: lorazepam, olanzapine and diazepam.
Jason Gareau, age 37 of Pembroke, has been charged with the following CC and CDSA offences: Fail to comply with probation order; 3 Possession of a schedule I substance for the purposes of trafficking – cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine and 3 possession of a schedule IV substance for the purpose of trafficking: lorazepam, olanzapine and diazepam.
Daniel Don Grahal, age 29 of Pembroke, is charged with the following CC and CDSA offences: Fail to comply with probation order; dive while disqualified; 3 Possession of a schedule I substance for the purposes of trafficking – cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine and 3 possession of a schedule IV substance for the purpose of trafficking: lorazepam, olanzapine and diazepam.
Peter Edward Berry, age 62 of LVTP, is charged with the CDSA offence Possession of a schedule I substance, cocaine.
The above accused parties were all released on a promise to appear and they are scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Pembroke on Tuesday, November 27.
Correy Jeffrey Gordon, age 40 of LVTP, is charged with the following CC and CDSA offences: Unauthorized possession of a weapon; Possession of weapon for a dangerous purpose; Possession of a weapon contrary to a prohibition order; 3 Possession of a schedule I substance for the purposes of trafficking – cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine and 3 possession of a schedule IV substance for the purpose of trafficking: lorazepam, olanzapine and diazepam.
Whitney Thompson, age 32 of Sudbury, is charged with the following CC and CDSA offences: Possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose; Unauthorized possession of a weapon; Fail to comply with recognizance – three counts; 3 Possession of a schedule I substance for the purposes of trafficking – cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine and 3 possession of a schedule IV substance for the purpose of trafficking: lorazepam, olanzapine and diazepam.