A huge drug bust involving the Belleville Police Drug, K9 and Emergency Response Units resulted in the arrests of five people yesterday.
As part of a drug trafficking investigation, members of the BPS Drug Unit stopped a vehicle and arrested two men and one woman.
Following that, officers conducted a search warrant at a west end residence and seized 109 grams of crystal meth and 21-and-a-half grams of cocaine, along with a .22 caliber handgun and almost $4,000 in Canadian Currency.
Two Belleville residents, two people from Whitby and one individual from Peterborough were all charged.
Their full list of charges can be seen below.
16-year-old of Whitby whose identity cannot be released under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, was charged with the following offences and held for a bail hearing:
· Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking – Cocaine
· Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking – Methamphetamine
· Proceeds of crime under $5000
· Careless Storage of a Firearm
· Unauthorized Possession of a Restricted Firearm
· Knowledge of Unauthorized Possession of a Restricted Firearm
· Possession of a Restricted Firearm with Ammunition
· Fail to Comply with an Undertaking
Elyjah Nelson, 18-year-old Whitby man, was charged with the following offences and held for a bail hearing:
· Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking – Cocaine
· Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking – Methamphetamine
· Proceeds of crime under $5000
· Careless Storage of a Firearm
· Unauthorized Possession of a Restricted Firearm
· Knowledge of Unauthorized Possession of a Restricted Firearm
· Possession of a Restricted Firearm with Ammunition
Kennedy Simpson, 29-year-old Peterborough woman, was charged with the following offences and held for a bail hearing:
· Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking – Cocaine
· Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking – Methamphetamine
· Proceeds of crime under $5000
· Careless Storage of a Firearm
· Unauthorized Possession of a Restricted Firearm
· Knowledge of Unauthorized Possession of a Restricted Firearm
· Possession of a Restricted Firearm with Ammunition
Keisha McBride, 20-year-old Belleville woman, was charged with the following offences and held for a bail hearing:
· Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking – Cocaine
· Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking – Methamphetamine
· Fail to Comply with an Undertaking
Sarah Hilts, 45-year-old Belleville woman, was charged with the following offences and released on an Undertaking with a court date in October:
· Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking – Cocaine
· Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking – Methamphetamine
Tyler Watson, 40-year-old Belleville man, was charged with the following offences and released on an Undertaking with a court date in October:
· Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking – Cocaine
· Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking – Methamphetamine
· Breach of Probation
(BROCK ORMOND)
