FENTANYL, METHAMPHETAMINE DESTINED FOR JAMES BAY SEIZED IN COCHRANE

(Cochrane, ON) – Police arrested two suspects connected to an ongoing investigation into drug trafficking activity into northern communities.

Members of the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service’s Intelligence Unit, with support from members of the OPP’s Community Street Crime Unit and members of the Cochrane OPP detachment, located and arrested two suspects in Cochrane, Ont., in the morning hours of Thursday, Dec. 4.

The suspects were identified as a result of an ongoing investigation into drug trafficking activity. The two female suspects were arrested without incident at the Ontario Northland train station in Cochrane before they boarded a passenger train destined for Moosonee, Ont.

Following the arrest, police located and seized a quantity of suspected Fentanyl and Methamphetamine, and paraphernalia consistent with drug trafficking.

The estimated street value of drugs seized totals $8,200.

A 33-year-old female from Moose Factory First Nation is charged with:

  • Possession of Methamphetamine for the Purpose of Trafficking
  • Possession of Fentanyl for the Purpose of Trafficking

A 33-year-old female from Moose Factory First Nation is charged with:

  • Possession of Methamphetamine for the Purpose of Trafficking
  • Possession of Fentanyl for the Purpose of Trafficking

Both accused have since been released from custody with conditions and future court appearance dates.

The names of accused persons are withheld from public release until the charges against them have been formally sworn in before the courts.