Vernon JACKSON $51,000 Drug Bust
Source: OPP
Date: Tue Dec 3 12:47:11 MST 2024
On November 27, 2024, at approximately 7:00 p.m., members of the Oxford detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were on general patrol in the Town of Ingersoll when they initiated a traffic stop on Culloden Road.
Upon further investigation, with the assistance of Oxford, Brant, Middlesex and Elgin Community Street Crime Units (CSCU) along with West Region Emergency Response Team (ERT), police arrested and charged Vernon JACKSON, a 66-year-old resident of South-West Oxford with the following offences:
Possession of a Schedule III Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking
Possession of Over 30g Dried Cannabis in a Public Place
Possession of Illicit Cannabis
Possession of Cannabis for the Purpose of Selling
Possession of a Schedule I Substance
Possession for the Purpose of Distributing
The combined estimated street value of the seized controlled substances is approximately $51000.
The accused was remanded into custody and will appear in the Ontario Court of Justice, located in Woodstock, on a later date.
The investigation is ongoing. If you have any information that can assist with the investigation, please contact Oxford OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or if you wish to remain anonymous you can contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).