(DRYDEN, ON) – A joint investigation led by the Dryden Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) and Sioux Lookout OPP CSCU with the assistance from members of the Northwest Region Emergency Response Team (ERT), Provincial Joint Forces Guns and Gangs Enforcement Team, Northwest Region Canine Unit, and the Dryden OPP detachment has led to charges being laid against multiple individuals.
On December 15, 2024, just after 11:30 p.m., a search warrant was executed on a residence on Wellington Street in Zealand Township (Wabigoon). The investigation resulted in the arrest of several individuals and the seizure of suspected illicit drugs, including cocaine, crack cocaine, hydromorphone, and oxycodone, as well as further evidence of drug trafficking.
As a result of the investigation, Mohamed ELMI, 27-years-old of Ottawa, has been arrested and charged with the following offences under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act:
- Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking – cocaine
- Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking – other drugs (two counts)
Mohamed JEMMIE, 24-years-old of Ottawa, has been arrested and charged with the following offences under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act:
- Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking – cocaine
- Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking – other drugs (two counts)
William KENNY, 56-years-old of Wabigoon, has been arrested and charged with the following offences under the Criminal Code and Controlled Drugs and Substances Act:
- Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking – cocaine
- Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking – other drugs (two counts)
- Failure to comply with release order – other than to attend court
The accused have been remanded into custody and are scheduled to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice – Dryden on December 17, 2024.
If you have any information about the trafficking of illicit drugs, call the OPP at 1-888-310-1122. Should you wish to remain anonymous, you may call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).