(PEMBROKE, ON) – Five people face a total of 20 Criminal Code (CC) and Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) charges after a drug seizure in the City of Pembroke.

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) East Region Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), assisted by OPP’s Tactics and Rescue Unit (TRU), Emergency Response Team (ERT), Canine Unit and members of the Upper Ottawa Valley OPP, executed a search warrant on August 20, 2024, at an apartment on Pembroke Street East.

Police seized over 200 grams of suspected cocaine and a quantity of cash. Officers also located a digital scale and multiple cell phones.

As a result of this investigation 54-year-old Lorraine KENNY of Pembroke, 45-year-old Shawn CHARTRAND of Pembroke, 30-year-old Katlin KINNEAR of Pembroke, 31-year-old Mutiur REHMAN of Ottawa, and 29-year-old Edwin EDOUARD of Ottawa each face the following CC and CDSA charges:

Possession of a schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking – cocaine – two counts each
Possession of proceeds of property obtained by crime under $5000 – one count each
REHMAN faces four additional CC charges of failing to comply with a probation order. EDOUARD faces one additional CC charge of failing to comply with a probation order.

All five accused persons were held for bail hearings at the Ontario Court of Justice in the City of Pembroke. KENNY, EDOUARD and CHARTRAND are scheduled to appear on August 22, 2024. KINNEAR is scheduled to appear on August 23, 2024. REHMAN is scheduled to appear on August 28, 2024.

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