{"id":83046,"date":"2026-05-04T08:00:25","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T12:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/?p=83046"},"modified":"2026-05-04T07:18:31","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T11:18:31","slug":"east-algoma-opp-trio-arrested-and-suspected-drugs-seized","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/04\/east-algoma-opp-trio-arrested-and-suspected-drugs-seized\/","title":{"rendered":"East Algoma OPP &#8211; Trio Arrested and suspected drugs seized"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/OPPCrest-e1501592123859.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-101\" src=\"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/OPPCrest-e1501592123859-300x236.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"236\" \/><\/a>On Thursday, April 30, 2026, at approximately 9:15 p.m., the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Northeast Region Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), with the assistance from members of the East Algoma OPP executed a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) search warrant at an apartment on Woodward Avenue in the Town of Blind River.<\/p>\n<p>Police seized more than 30 grams of suspected cocaine, with an estimated street value of $3,040, along with 5.5 suspected Percocet pills valued at $25, approximately $1,800 in Canadian currency, drug paraphernalia and two cell phones.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to 9:15 p.m., police conducted a traffic stop on Woodward Avenue and seized more than nine grams of suspected crack cocaine, with an estimated street value of $960. The driver and passenger, both linked to the apartment, were arrested.<\/p>\n<p>The passenger, Ann Marie LAFORGE, 54 years old from Spanish was charged with:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Possession of a Schedule 1 substance for the purpose of trafficking-cocaine &#8211; two counts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The driver, Michael WEEKS, 53 years old from Blind River was charged with:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Possession of a Schedule 1 substance for the purpose of trafficking-cocaine &#8211; two counts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Both the driver and passenger are scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Elliot Lake on June 4, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Keshaun HALOVICH, 24 years old from Scarborough was charged with:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Possession of a Schedule 1 substance for the purpose of trafficking-cocaine<\/li>\n<li>Possession of a Schedule 1 substance for the purpose of trafficking -opioid (other than heroin)<\/li>\n<li>Possession of proceeds of property obtained by crime under $5000<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The accused appeared before the Ontario Court of Justice Video Bail in Blind River on May 1, 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Thursday, April 30, 2026, at approximately 9:15 p.m., the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Northeast Region Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), with the assistance from members of the East Algoma OPP executed a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) search warrant at an apartment on Woodward Avenue in the Town of Blind River. 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