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Traffic stop results in numerous drug charges

Trio faces drug-related charges following a traffic stop over the weekend.
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FORT FRANCES – A morning traffic stop in Fort Frances has led to numerous drug charges.

According to an Ontario Provincial Police release, officers conducted a traffic stop on Saturday around 10 a.m.

Police say the traffic stop led to the arrest of the driver and two other occupants of a motor vehicle.

Police seized a quantity of drugs including crack cocaine, fentanyl, methamphetamine and other items consistent with the trafficking of drugs. Also seized were prohibited weapons as well as Canadian Currency The drugs have an estimated street value of approximately $25,000.

Jonathon Green, 42, of Fort Frances, has been charged with;

  • Operation while impaired by drug
  • Possession of a schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking - cocaine
  • Possession of methamphetamine for the purpose of trafficking
  • Possession of fentanyl for the purpose of trafficking
  • Two counts of possession of a prohibited device.

Terrence La Belle, 41, of Fort Frances has been charged with;

  • Possession of methamphetamine for the purpose of trafficking
  • Possession of fentanyl for the purpose of trafficking
  • Possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking
  • Possession of proceeds of property obtained by crime under $5,000
  • Two counts of possession of a prohibited device

Lanny Mekanak, 32, of Sioux Lookout, has been charged with;

  • Possession of a schedule I substance, to wit: cocaine, for the purpose of trafficking,
  • Possession of a schedule I substance, to wit: methampethamine, for the purpose of trafficking
  • Possession of fentanyl for the purpose of trafficking
  • Two counts of possession of a prohibited device

All three accused were remanded into custody and will appear in court on Monday, Jan. 24, 2022 for a bail hearing.




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