Brampton resident charged in Trenton drug trafficking bust

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Published February 10, 2022 at 11:53 am

Police have charged six people including one from Brampton with cocaine, fentanyl and methamphetamine possession after a drug bust in Trenton.

Around 7:00 a.m. on Friday (Feb. 4), members of the OPP Community Street Crime Units, Emergency Response Team and Canine Units executed a search warrant of a residence on West Street in Trenton, approximately 90 kilometres south of Peterborough.

Police say they recovered suspected cocaine, methamphetamine, fentanyl, along with cash and drug paraphernalia during the search.

Six people were arrested, and police have laid trafficking charges as a result of the search.

Opal Bird, 43, Ashley Fletcher, 30, Michael Fowler, 37, Brock Podrats, 34 years old, Taylor Whiting, 30, all from Quinte West, and 26-year-old Jomone Walker of Brampton have been charged with:

  • Possession of a schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking – cocaine
  • Possession of a schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking – fentanyl
  • Possession of a schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking – methamphetamine
  • Possession of proceeds of property obtained by crime under $5000

Additionally, Fowler, Podrats, Whiting and Walker were each charged with failing to comply with probation orders.

Bird and Walker were held for bail and were scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Belleville on February 5, 2022.

The remainder of the accused were released on undertakings and are scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Belleville on March 7.

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