Three individuals are facing drug trafficking charges following a traffic stop.
On Saturday afternoon around 1:00 pm, August 20, 2022, OPP officers conducted a traffic stop that resulted in the recovery of methamphetamine and cocaine with a street value exceeding $2,500, as well as approximately $5,000 in Canadian currency. As a result of the investigation:
Charles HATTIE, 38 years old, of Thunder Bay, Ontario, has been arrested and charged with:
- Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking, contrary to Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CSDA) Section 5(2),
- Possession of proceeds of property obtained by crime, contrary to Criminal Code (CC) Section 354(1)(a), and
- Fail to comply with probation order, contrary to CC Section 733.1(1).
Tyler DEROUIN, 41 years old, of the Municipality of Sioux Lookout, has been arrested and charged with the following offences:
- Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking, contrary to CDSA Section 5(2),
- Possession of proceeds of property obtained by crime, contrary to CC Section 354(1)(a).
Jamie MAXWELL, 38 years old, of the Municipality of Sioux Lookout, has been arrested and charged with:
- Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking, contrary to CDSA Section 5(2).
All three accused have been released from custody and are scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Sioux Lookout on September 27, 2022.