On December 8, 2021, at approximately 4:30 p.m., members of the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop on Paris Drive in Elliot Lake to arrest the known driver.<\/p>\n
After a several month investigation, police obtained numerous Controlled Dugs and Substances Act (CDSA) warrants for two vehicles, a residence Beckett Boulevard, and a storage unit in Chelmsford.\u00a0As a result of the warrants being executed, over $5000 in cash, over $104,000 in gold and silver bars, over 16 grams of suspected cocaine, numerous suspected Oxycodone pills, numerous digital scales, a money counting machine, and a pick-up truck was seized.<\/p>\n
The OPP’s Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), East Algoma Crime Unit, Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau (OCEB), Canine Unit, Emergency Response Team (ERT), and uniform members were involved with the investigation.<\/p>\n
Bradley DAVIDSON, 62 years-old, of Elliot Lake was charged with:<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of Trafficking – Cocaine, contrary to section 5(2) of the CDSA<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of Trafficking – Opioid, contrary to section 5(2) of the CDSA<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Laundering Proceeds of Crime, contrary to section 462.31(1)(a) of the Criminal Code (CC)<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Possession of Proceeds of Property Obtained by Crime Over $5000, contrary to section 354(1)(a) of the CC<\/p>\n
The accused was scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice Bail Court in Blind River on December 9, 2021 and was remanded into custody.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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