(KIRKLAND LAKE, ON) – Four people are facing charges after the execution of a Controlled Drug and Substance Act (CDSA) search warrant in Kirkland Lake.
On Thursday September 4, 2025, members of the Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau (OCEB) and the North East Region Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), with assistance from the Kirkland Lake Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Canine Unit, Emergency Response Team (ERT) and Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service (NAPS), executed a CDSA search warrant at a residence on Wishman Street.
As a result of the search, officers seized suspected fentanyl, cocaine, crystal methamphetamine, methamphetamine tablets, lorazepam tablets and clonazepam tablets, with an estimated street value of over $90,000. Police also recovered approximately $11,700 in Canadian currency, along with digital scales, ammunition and cellular phones.
As a result of the investigation, Brandon SCHUKAN, a 31-year-old from Kirkland Lake, has been arrested and charged with:
· Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking – cocaine
· Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking – opioid
· Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking – methamphetamine – two counts
· Resist peace officer
· Failure to comply with release order – other than to attend court
· Possession of proceeds of property obtained by crime over $5000 – in Canada
The accused has been remanded into custody and is schedule to appear before the Kirkland Lake Ontario Court of Justice on September 5, 2025.
Additionally, Julie SCHRAEDER, a 41-year-old from Kirkland Lake, has been arrested and charged with:
· Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking – cocaine
· Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking – opioid
· Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking – methamphetamine – two counts
· Possession of a Schedule IV substance for the purpose of trafficking – two counts
The accused has been remanded into custody and is scheduled to appear before the Kirkland Lake Ontario Court of Justice on September 5, 2025.
Additionally, Kevin COTES-TURPIN, a 40-year-old of Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec, has been arrested and charged with:
· Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking – cocaine
· Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking – opioid
· Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking – methamphetamine – two counts
The accused has been remanded into custody and is scheduled to appear before the Kirkland Lake Ontario Court of Justice on September 5, 2025.
Additionally, Cassandra GIRARD, a 22-year-old of Saint-Alphonse-Rodriguez, Quebec, has been arrested and charged with:
· Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking – cocaine
· Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking – opioid
· Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking – methamphetamine – two counts
The accused has been remanded into custody and is scheduled to appear before the Kirkland Lake Ontario Court of Justice on September 5, 2025.