{"id":86432,"date":"2026-09-04T08:05:32","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T12:05:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/?p=86432"},"modified":"2026-09-04T08:05:30","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T12:05:30","slug":"east-algoma-opp-35-charges-laid-after-cdsa-search-warrant-executed-in-thessalon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/04\/east-algoma-opp-35-charges-laid-after-cdsa-search-warrant-executed-in-thessalon\/","title":{"rendered":"East Algoma OPP &#8211; 35 Charges Laid after CDSA search warrant executed in Thessalon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><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><\/strong>On September 2, 2026, at approximately 9:00 a.m., the North East Region Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) with the assistance from the OPP&#8217;s Emergency Response Team (ERT) executed a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) search warrant on Federation Street in the Town of Thessalon.<\/p>\n<p>Police seized 103.8 grams of suspected cocaine, 4.8 grams of suspected fentanyl, and 44 grams of suspected methamphetamine, with a combined estimated street value of approximately $15,740. Also seized were three crossbows, three rifles, one shotgun, seven replica firearms, ammunition, $1,890 in Canadian currency, a cellphone, two scales, and packaging materials.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, Donald BADGERO, 42 years old from Thessalon, was charged with:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking &#8211; cocaine<\/li>\n<li>Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking &#8211; opioid (other than heroin)<\/li>\n<li>Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking &#8211; methamphetamine<\/li>\n<li>Possession of proceeds of property obtained by crime under $5000<\/li>\n<li>Unauthorized possession of a firearm &#8211; four counts<\/li>\n<li>Knowledge of unauthorized possession of a firearm &#8211; four counts<\/li>\n<li>Possession of weapon for dangerous purpose &#8211; four counts<\/li>\n<li>Breach of firearms regulations-store firearm or restricted weapon -four counts<\/li>\n<li>Careless storage of firearm, weapon, prohibited device or ammunition &#8211; five counts<\/li>\n<li>Possession of firearm or ammunition contrary to prohibition order &#8211; 10 counts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The accused appeared before the Ontario Court of Justice Bail Court in Blind River on September 2, 2026, and was remanded into custody.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On September 2, 2026, at approximately 9:00 a.m., the North East Region Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) with the assistance from the OPP&#8217;s Emergency Response Team (ERT) executed a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) search warrant on Federation Street in the Town of Thessalon. 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