(COLLINGWOOD, ONTARIO) Officers from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau – Central Drug Enforcement Unit and Community Drug Action Team (CDAT) with the assistance of the Collingwood/The Blue Mountains OPP Street Crimes unit and OPP Emergency Response Team (ERT) member conducted a search warrant at a residence on Hurontario Street yesterday morning in Collingwood.
The warrant led to the seizure of 500 grams of marihuana, 9 grams of cocaine and approximately $1300 in cash. Police also arrested and charged a male as a result of this investigation.
Charged is 38 year-old James Lee THORNINGTON of Collingwood, he is facing charges of possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking (2 counts) and one count of possession of property obtained by crime under $5000. He is to appear in Collingwood court on the 10th of June 2014.