(KILLALOE, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) continues to offer support to the Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation, which declared a State of Emergency December 1, 2023, in response to opioid related harms affecting the community and its members.
On August 2, 2024, around 3:00 p.m., members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) East Region Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) with the assistance of the OPP Emergency Response Team (ERT) conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle as a result of an ongoing partnership between police and the Algonquin’s of Pikwakangan Ontario First Nation Territory.
A quantity of suspected cocaine, money and drug paraphernalia were seized by police. The occupants of the vehicle were arrested without incident.
As a result of the investigation 30-year-old Jonathan CHANT-SINON of North Algona Wilberforce Township has been charged with the following Criminal Code and Controlled Drugs and Substance Act offences:
· Possession for the purpose of trafficking – cocaine (CDSA);
· Possession of proceeds of crime, CC; and,
· Breach of release conditions.
Co-accused 37-year-old Megan Anne NICHOLS of Renfrew has been charged with:
· Possession for the purpose of trafficking – cocaine (CDSA); and,
· Possession of proceeds of crime, CC.
Both accused remain in custody pending a bail court hearing, at the Ontario Court of Justice, Pembroke. Anyone with information regarding illicit drugs in the region should contact the OPP or local police. If you want to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000