RENFREW COUNTY (Pembroke) — The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) East Region Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) and Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) OPP have seized illegal drugs and arrested two people in Pembroke.
At approximately 1:00 p.m. on April 21, officers from the UOV Detachment and Street Crime Unit conducted a traffic stop on Pembroke Street. They seized a quantity of suspected cocaine, along with equipment utilized for drug trafficking and over $300 in Canadian currency.
Major Charles, age 39 of Pembroke, has been charged with two counts of fail to comply with a probation order, CC sec. 733/1(1); possession of a Schedule 1 substance for the purpose of trafficking, Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) sec. 5(2); possession of a Schedule 1 substance, CDSA sec. 4(1); possession of property obtained by crime under $5000, Criminal Code (CC) sec. 354(1)(a); and failure to comply with a release order, CC sec 145(5)(a).
Kelly O’Grady, age 39 of Pembroke, has been charged with two counts of possession of property obtained by crime under $5000, Criminal Code, sec. 354(1)(a); possession of a Schedule 1 substance for the purpose of trafficking, CDSA sec. 5(2); and possession of a Schedule 1 substance, CDSA, sec. 4(1).
Both accused have been released and are scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Pembroke on June 23.
Any person with information regarding this or any other investigation should contact the OPP at 1-888-310-1122. Should you wish to remain anonymous, you may call Crime Stoppers Pembroke/Renfrew County at 1-800-222- 8477 (TIPS), where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000. All tips are anonymous and you will not have to attend court. Visit the www.valleytips.ca.
