(DRYDEN, ON) – An investigation led by the Dryden Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) with the assistance from members of the Red Lake OPP CSCU, Sioux Lookout OPP CSCU, Kenora Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau (OCEB), Northwest Region Canine Unit, and the Dryden OPP detachment have led to charges being laid against a local resident.
On December 10, 2024, just after 9:00 a.m., a search warrant was executed on a residence on St. Charles Street in the City of Dryden. The investigation resulted in the arrest of a local resident and the seizure of suspected illicit drugs, including cocaine, crack cocaine, fentanyl, methamphetamine, hydromorphone, and oxycodone, as well as further evidence of drug trafficking.
As a result of the investigation, Daniel FOURNIER, 31-years-old of Dryden, has been arrested and charged with the following offences under the Criminal Code and Controlled Drugs and Substances Act:
- Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking – cocaine
- Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking – methamphetamine
- Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking – fentanyl
- Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking – oxycodone
- Possession of weapon for dangerous purpose – two counts
- Failure to comply with release order – two counts
The accused has been remanded into custody and is scheduled to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Kenora on December 12, 2024.
If you have any information about the trafficking of illicit drugs, call the OPP at 1-888-310-1122. Should you wish to remain anonymous, you may call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).