(PEMBROKE, ON) – On November 26, 2020 members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), Emergency Response Team (ERT) and Canine Unit executed a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) search warrant at a residence in the 200 block of Pembroke Street West in the City of Pembroke. As a result of the search warrant police located and seized a quantity of drugs, cell phones, and drug paraphernalia. Four individuals were arrested at the scene.
Richard Clarence TUNN age 60, James DENNISTON age 65, Gregory Paul HAUGEN age 52, and Paul Gregson HAUGEN age 19, each face the following charges under the CDSA:
- 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 – hydromorphone
Gregory Paul HAUGEN faces an additional charged under the CDSA of possession of a schedule III substance – psilocybin.
All four accused persons were released with conditions and are scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Pembroke on December 22, 2020.