Marathon OPP – Drug Trafficking Investigation Leads to arrest and charges

Officers from the Marathon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have concluded a drug trafficking investigation that led to the arrest of a local resident.

On Wednesday, October 7, 2026, shortly before 10:00 a.m., members of the Marathon OPP Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) executed a search warrant at a local residence, with assistance from Anishinabek Police Service (APS), OPP Provincial Asset Forfeiture Unit (PAFU) and members of the OPP Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau (OCEB).

Investigators seized a quantity of suspected cocaine, methamphetamine, and evidence of trafficking.

As a result of the investigation, Joshua BEDARD, 41 years old of Marathon was arrested and charged with the following Controlled Drugs and Substances Act offences:

• Possession of a schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking – cocaine
• Possession of a schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking – methamphetamine

The accused is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Marathon at a later date.

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) or online at ontariocrimestoppers.ca.

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