Two people are facing charges after Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) seized illegal drugs, cash, stolen vehicles and guns valued at over $64,000.
On Thursday, October 10, police said search warrants were executed at homes on Wilkesport Line in St. Clair Township and on Wills Street in Wallaceburg.
They were undertaken by the OPP Community Street Crime Units (CSCU) with the assistance of the West Region OPP Tactics and Rescue Unit (TRU), Emergency Response Team (ERT), Canine Unit and Chatham-Kent Police Service (CKPS) Intelligent Unit.
As a result, Jonathan Clark, 35, of St. Clair Township has been charged with:
· Possession of a firearm or ammunition contrary to a prohibition Order (7 Counts)
· Operation while prohibited under the criminal code
· Possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000
· Careless storage of a firearm, weapon, prohibited device or ammunition (2 Counts)
· Unauthorized possession of a firearm (3 Counts)
· Unauthorized possession of a prohibited or restricted firearm (2 Counts)
· Possession of loaded prohibited or restricted firearm
· Possession of a schedule one substance for the purpose of trafficking (methamphetamine)
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Tashia Houle 39, of Wallaceburg has been charged with:
· Careless storage of a firearm, weapon, prohibited device or ammunition
· Unauthorized possession of a prohibited or restricted firearm
· Possession of loaded prohibited or restricted firearm
· Possession of a schedule one substance for the purpose of trafficking - (methamphetamine)
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The suspects were held pending bail hearings at the Ontario Court of Justice in Sarnia.
The investigation is ongoing, and anyone with further information is asked to call Lambton OPP at 1-888-310-1122.
Those wishing to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or submit a web tip at www.ontariocrimestoppers.ca.
You may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000.