SIOUX LOOKOUT, Ont. -- Provincial police have arrested a woman allegedly attempting to smuggle drugs into northern communities.
It’s the second time in less than a week that the Sioux Lookout detachment of the OPP has made this kind of drug bust.
Police say they acted on information they received that a woman would be transporting narcotics through the Sioux Lookout airport.
Officers located and arrested a 34-year-old woman.
The accused woman was allegedly in possession of cocaine and prescription pills, destined for the North.
Florence Tait, 34, of Thunder Bay faces two counts of trafficking a controlled substance and two counts of possession for the purpose of trafficking.
The accused remains in custody and is expected to appear in a Sioux Lookout courtroom on March 6.
None of the charges against the woman have been tested in court.
Note to readers: This version corrects the age of the accused.
