(ESPANOLA, ON) – Five people are facing charges following the execution of a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) search warrant in the Town of Webbwood.
On Tuesday, July 29, 2025, members of the North East Region Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), with assistance from the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), executed a CDSA search warrant at a residence on First Street in the Town of Webbwood.
As a result of the search, officers seized amounts of suspected fentanyl, cocaine, crack cocaine and crystal methamphetamine, with a total estimated street value of $14,000. Additionally, police seized a camping trailer, a boat and a motor, all believed to be stolen.
As a result of the investigation, Hugh FOSTER, 46-years-old from Sables-Spanish Rivers Township, was charged with:
- Possession of ammunition contrary to prohibition order
- Failure to comply with release order – two counts
- Possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000
- Possession of weapon for dangerous purpose – two counts
- Unauthorized possession of weapon – two counts
- Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking – opioid
The accused remains in custody and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice on August 14, 2025.
Additionally, Justin FOSTER, 42-years-old from Sagamok Anishnawbek First Nation, was charged with:
- Possession of ammunition contrary to prohibition order
- Failure to comply with release order
- Possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000
- Possession of weapon for dangerous purpose – two counts
- Unauthorized possession of weapon – two counts
- Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking – opioid
The accused remains in custody and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice on August 14, 2025.
Further, Deborah BENOIT, 69-years-old from Webbwood, was charged with:
- Possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000 – two counts
- Possession of a Schedule I Substance – other drugs
- Possession of a Schedule I substance – opioid
- Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking – cocaine
The accused is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Espanola on September 22, 2025.
Additionally, Trevor MIDDLETON, 52-years-old from Sables-Spanish Rivers Township, was charged with:
- Possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000 – two counts
- Possession of a Schedule I Substance – other drugs
- Possession of a Schedule I substance – opioid
- Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking – cocaine
The accused remains in custody and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice on August 14, 2025.
Further, Christopher NEVILLE, 34-years-old from Sables-Spanish Rivers Township, was charged with:
- Possession of ammunition contrary to prohibition order – two counts
- Possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000
- Fail to comply with probation order
- Possession of weapon for dangerous purpose – two counts
- Unauthorized possession of a weapon – two counts
- Possession of a Schedule I substance – methamphetamine
- Possession of a Schedule I substance – opioid
- Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking – opioid
The accused remains in custody and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice on August 14, 2025.
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