SIOUX LOOKOUT, Ont. – Three Thunder Bay residents face drug trafficking charges involving cocaine and crystal methamphetamine after being arrested by Ontario Provincial Police in Sioux Lookout on Saturday.
In a press release Sunday, the OPP said it had seized approximately $19,000 worth of the illicit substances during a Saturday night traffic stop in the community, located nearly 400 kilometres northwest of Thunder Bay.
As a result, one 30-year-old woman faces charges of possession for the purposes of trafficking, possession (Schedule I), failure to comply with a release order, and obstructing a peace officer.
A man, 31, was charged with possession for the purposes of trafficking and two counts of failure to comply with a probation order.
A second man, 63, faces charges of posessions for the purposes of trafficking.
All have been held and were scheduled to appear in court in Thunder Bay on Sunday.
The OPP encouraged anyone with information about the trafficking of illicit drugs in Sioux Lookout to contact the force at 1-888-310-1122, or submit an anonymous tip through Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 with a possible cash reward of up to $2,000, or online.
