Search warrant leads to seizure of drugs

DRYDEN, Ont. – A Tuesday night search warrant has led to the arrest of a 37-year-old Dryden resident.

According to an Ontario Provincial Police release, officers executed a search warrant on Tuesday around 6:40 p.m. at a Rourke Avenue residence in Dryden.

Police say as a result of the investigation and related search police seized a quality of cocaine, morphine, methamphetamine, oxycodone, cash and drug related paraphernalia.

Police charged a 37-year-old with failure to comply with a release order, possession of a schedule 1 substance for the purpose of trafficking-cocaine and possession of a schedule 1 substance for the purpose of trafficking-opioid.

The accused has been released from custody and will appear in Dryden Ontario Court of Justice on Sept. 14.