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2.7 Kg Cocaine Bust – Names Released

(OTTAWA, ON) – Two individuals have been charged with criminal offences after a drug trafficking investigation in Kanata.

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP)-led Provincial Guns and Gangs Enforcement Team (PGNG) began an investigation in September 2024 into drug trafficking activity in the Ottawa area. On January 22, 2025, the PGNG and Ottawa Police Service Tactical Unit executed a search warrant at a residence on Coldwater Crescent. As a result, investigators seized the following:

  •         2.7 kilograms of suspected cocaine
  •         Ammunition
  •         $700 in Canadian currency
  •         Jewellery
  •         Money counters
  •         A digital scale
  •         Packaging material

Austin GREAVES, age 26 of Kanata, has been charged with the following three offences under the Criminal Code (CC) and the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA):

  •         Breach of prohibition order
  •         Possession of proceeds obtained by crime over $5,000
  •         Possession for the purpose of trafficking – cocaine

The accused was released from custody and was scheduled to appear before the Ontario court of Justice in Ottawa on January 31, 2025.

Haley CAPELLO, age 25 of Kanata, has been charged with the following two offences under the CC and CDSA:

  •         Possession of proceeds obtained by crime over $5,000
  •         Possession for the purpose of trafficking – cocaine

The accused was released from custody and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario court of Justice in Ottawa on February 25, 2025.

Anyone with any information about illegal firearms or the possession, manufacturing or trafficking of illicit drugs should contact the OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or ontariocrimestoppers.ca.