The East Region Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) has arrested and charged five individuals from a traffic stop.
On August 14, 2025, members of the OPP East Region CSCU and Prince Edward County Detachment, conducted a traffic stop on Loyalist Parkway in Quinte West. As a result of the investigation, officers seized a quantity of suspected cocaine, opioids and Canadian currency.
Lena Guthrie, 33, from Demorestville, Aaron Johnston, 33, from Demorestville, Dominique Bleasdell, 27, from Markham, and Edward Noel, 25, from North York, were charged with the following offences:
Possession of a schedule one substance for the purpose of trafficking – cocaine
Possession of a schedule one substance for the purpose of trafficking – opioid
Possession of proceeds of property obtained by crime under $5000
Tajai Gordon, 18, from Toronto, was charged with the following offences:
Possession of a schedule one substance for the purpose of trafficking – cocaine
Possession of a schedule one substance for the purpose of trafficking – opioid
Possession of proceeds of property obtained by crime under $5000
Obstruct peace officer
All individuals were held for a bail hearing and have been remanded into custody.
(HAILEY MACDONALD)
