ONE ARRESTED, CRACK COCAINE SEIZED IN NORTH SPIRIT LAKE

(North Spirit Lake, ON) – Police arrested one suspect and seized crack cocaine after a call for service at the North Spirit Lake airport earlier this month.

Members of the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service working out of the North Spirit Lake First Nation detachment received a call for service regarding an incident involving suspected drug trafficking at the community airport in the afternoon hours of Sunday Aug. 3.

When officers arrived on scene they located a female suspect.

Upon further investigation, the female was found to be in possession of a quantity of suspected crack cocaine. Police also located and seized paraphernalia consistent with drug trafficking.

The suspect was arrested without incident and taken into custody.

The estimated street value of drugs seized totals $15,000 CAD.

Rebecca Irene RAE, 39, of North Spirit Lake First Nation, is charged with:

• Possession of Cocaine for the Purpose of Trafficking

She has since been released from custody with conditions and a future court appearance date.