Chatham-Kent, Ontario: On September 5, 2024, shortly after 7:00 p.m., the Chatham-Kent Police Intelligence Unit, with the assistance of the Critical Incident Response Team, executed two Controlled Drugs and Substances Act Search Warrants as part of a drug investigation. One warrant was executed on a vehicle and the other on a short-term rental property on Erie Shore Drive in Blenheim, which was being rented by the vehicle’s driver.
A systematic search of the motor vehicle and residence yielded the following items:
• Fentanyl (approximate street value of over $500,000).
• Cocaine (approximate street value of $42,000).
• Approximately $2000 in Canadian currency.
• Mobile devices.
• Digital scale.
• Packaging material; and,
• Conductive energy weapon
As a result, Maxwell Goobie, 27, of Burnaby, BC was arrested and transported to police headquarters, where he was held pending a bail hearing. As a result of bail hearing, he was remanded into custody and transported to Southwest Regional Detention Centre. His next court date is scheduled for September 11, 2024.
He is facing the following charges:
• Two counts of Possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking
• Unauthorized possession of prohibited weapon
