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A joint investigation from multiple police forces led to the seizure of over $100,000 in cocaine, firearms and Canadian currency.
After a three-month investigation from members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau (OCEB), Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), officers from Red Lake, Fort Frances, Dryden and Kenora Detachments, as well as support throughout the investigation from the Treaty Three Police Service and Nishnawbe Aski Police Service, drugs, guns and cash were taken off the streets of northwestern Ontario.
On July 25, 2022, officers arrested four persons in the Ear Falls and Vermillion Bay areas as part of the investigation dubbed “Project Morina.”
In addition to the arrests, police also executed three search warrants in the towns of Fort Frances and Nestor Falls.
As a result of "Project Morina", police seized over 1 kilogram of cocaine, approximately $50,000 in Canadian currency, 3 firearms, a 2017 Chevrolet Silverado and related evidence of trafficking. The street value of the cocaine is over $100,000
The following persons have been charged:
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Rodney Godbout, 59, of Ear Falls is charged with Possession of Cocaine for the Purpose of Trafficking contrary to Section 5(2) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act.
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Ken Anderson, 67, of Fort Frances is charged with Possession of Cocaine for the Purpose of Trafficking contrary to Section 5(2) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act.
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Allison Bragg, 32, of Fort Frances is charged with Possession of Cocaine for the Purpose of Trafficking contrary to Section 5(2) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act.
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Dmitri Alexeiouk, 36, of Newmarket is charged with Trafficking Cocaine contrary to Section 5(1) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and Possession of Property Obtained by Crime over $5,000 contrary to Section 354(1)(a) of the Criminal Code.
All four individuals were held in custody for bail hearings.