Elgin County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) along with OPP Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau, Drug Enforcement Unit, executed a Controlled Drug and Substances Act search warrant on May 15, 2014 at a private residence located on Pressey Line in Springfield, ON.
The search warrant resulted in police seizing the following;
Cannabis Marihuana Bud
Cannabis Marihuana Shake
Percocet pills
Oxycodone pills
Morphine pills
Psylocibin
2 Firearms
Approximate value of the drug seizure is $2,300.00.
Police have arrested and charged Jacob Braun FRIESEN, age 29 of Springfield, ON. He has been charged with;
1. Possession of a schedule II drug for the purposes of trafficking contrary to section 5(2) of the Controlled Drug and Substances Act.
2. 2 X Possession of a schedule I drug for the purposes of trafficking contrary to section 5(2) of the CDSA.
3. Production of a schedule II substance (other than Marihuana) contrary to section 7(1) CDSA
4. Possession of a Schedule I substance contrary to section 4(1) of the CDSA.
5. Possession of a Schedule II substance contrary to section 4(1) of the CDSA.
FRIESEN has been held in custody pending a Show Cause Bail Hearing to be held this date, May 16, 2014 at the St Thomas Criminal Court.