Lennox and Addington OPP have charged three people in connection to a stop along Highway 401 early this morning,
Here is the full statement below.
A vehicle stop at the Kingston 401 Highway Onroute has led to three arrests and multiple charges.
On Thursday, July 23, 2026, just before 1:00 a.m. members of L&A County detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were advised by Peel Regional Police that they were tracking the phone of a missing youth from Quebec. Police located the vehicle in the parking lot of the 401 Highway Kingston Onroute. Following an investigation, police determined that two of the vehicle passengers were victims of human trafficking. Police located just under 500 grams of suspected cocaine, multiple weapons, and just under $1500 in Canadian currency. Officers also seized cell phones, scales and materials associated with drug and human trafficking.
Mathis BOURGEOIS, a 23-year-old from Laval, Quebec, Joseph-Jean PEVENSLY, a 29-year-old, from Longeuil, Quebec and a youth who cannot be named under the Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA), from Magog, Quebec were charged jointly with:
- Possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking
- Human trafficking
- Human trafficking a person under 18
- Material benefit from trafficking in persons
- Material benefit from trafficking in persons under 18
- Possession of proceeds of property obtained by crime under $5000
BOURGEOIS was additionally charged with:
- Possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose
- Fail to comply with a probation order – two counts
- Drive motor vehicle with liquor readily available
- Drive motor vehicle with cannabis readily available
The unnamed youth was additionally charged with:
- Possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose
- Fail to comply with a probation order
All three accused were held in custody pending a bail hearing before the Ontario Court of Justice in Greater Napanee on July 23, 2026.
