Two people have been arrested on drug trafficking charges in Orillia.
Police say officers were investigating an unrelated incident on Wyandotte Street on Sunday afternoon, when they saw two people suspected of drug offences walking away from a home in the area.
Police say both parties gave the officers fake names and quantities of crack cocaine, ecstasy and cannabis, as well as two knives, were located and seized.
As a result, Nathaniel Reynolds, age 18, of Oshawa, has been charged with:
- Obstruct peace officer
- Possession of weapon for dangerous purpose
- Possession of a schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking – cocaine
- Possession of a schedule I substance – cocaine
- Distribute illicit cannabis
- Possession of illicit cannabis
The accused was released on a Form 10 Undertaking and is set to appear on April 06, 2021 at the Ontario Court of Justice, Orillia.
The second accused, a male, age 17, from Oshawa, will not be named as he is a young person as defined in the Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA). He has been charged with:
- Obstruct peace officer
- Possession of weapon for dangerous purpose
- Possession of a schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking – cocaine
- Possession of a schedule I substance – cocaine
- Distribute illicit cannabis
- Possession of illicit cannabis
- Possession of a schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking – Methylenedioxyamphetamine (Ecstasy)
- Possession of a schedule I substance – Methylenedioxyamphetamine (Ecstasy)
The accused was released on a Form 10 Undertaking and is set to appear on April 14, 2021 at the Ontario Court of Justice, Orillia.