Chatham-Kent, Ontario: On August 28, 2024, the Chatham-Kent Police Intelligence Unit with the assistance of the Critical Incident Response Team conducted a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act search warrant on King Street East in Chatham, ON, as part of an ongoing drug trafficking investigation.
Approximately $1200 in fentanyl was seized from the residence. Officers also seized a sawed-off shotgun, ammunition, mobile devices, digital scales, packing material, cutting agents and less than $1000 in Canadian currency.
As a result, the 31-year-old woman and the 28-year-old woman, both of Chatham, were transported to police headquarters where they were held pending a bail hearing.
The 31-year-old woman was charged with the following:
• Possession of a controlled substance with the purpose of trafficking
• Unauthorized possession of a firearm
• Failing to comply with a release order.
The 28-year-old woman was charged with the following:
• Possession of a controlled substance with the purpose of trafficking
• Unauthorized possession of a firearm
• Failing to comply with a release order.
• Possession of a firearm contrary to a prohibition order
• Possession of ammunition contrary to a prohibition order
