Cocaine Bust

Source: OPP
Date: Thu Mar 21 06:32:12 MST 2024

(OTONABEE-SOUTH MONAGHAN TWP., ON) – Peterborough County OPP Community Street Crime Unit Officers executed a Search Warrant which resulted in one person being arrested and drug related charges being laid.

On March 20, 2024, officers from the Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) of the Peterborough County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) with assistance from the Northumberland OPP CSCU, executed a search warrant at a location within the Township of Otonabee-South Monaghan. One person was found at the residence and was arrested.

During the search, officers located:

· 234 grams of Cocaine

· 56 grams of Fentanyl

· 3 digital scales

· Canadian currency

· Ballistic plate body armour

· Packaging materials

Spencer SEBASTIAMPILLAI (age 49) of Otonabee-South Monaghan Twp, ON, was arrested and 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 property obtained by crime under $5,000

The accused was held for Bail to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Peterborough.

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