(NORFOLK COUNTY, ON) – A Haldimand/Norfolk Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) investigation into an illicit cannabis operation has resulted in an individual facing multiple charges.
On Wednesday, September 3, 2025, members of the Haldimand/Norfolk OPP CSCU, with support from the Elgin/Middlesex and Brant/Oxford CSCUs, the West Region OPP Emergency Response Team, the West Region OPP Canine Unit, and the Provincial Joint Forces Cannabis Enforcement Team, executed a search warrant at a property on McDowell Road East in Simcoe as part of an illicit cannabis investigation.
During the search, officers seized quantities of dried cannabis, cannabis oil, edibles, and vape products, along with various operational equipment, paraphernalia, a utility task vehicle (side-by-side), and Canadian currency. In addition, two enclosed utility trailers, confirmed to have been stolen, were recovered.
As a result, 47-year-old Jeffery OPPERMAN of Norfolk County was arrested and charged with the following alleged offences:
- Possession of illicit cannabis,
- Possession of cannabis for the purpose of selling,
- Possession for the purpose of distributing,
- Alter or offer to alter the chemical or physical properties of cannabis by the use of an organic solvent,
- Possession of proceeds of property obtained by crime under $5,000 – in Canada,
- Possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000 – in Canada – two counts.
The accused is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Simcoe at a later date.