(HAWKESBURY, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) East Region Community Street Crime Unit has charged a Hawkesbury resident with drug trafficking.

Street Crime Unit members, assisted by members of the Hawkesbury Detachment, executed a search warrant on Thursday, November 14, 2024, at a residence on James Street in Hawkesbury. They seized more than 450 suspected methamphetamine pills, nearly eight grams of suspected cocaine and several hydromorphone tablets, as well as items typically associated with drug trafficking

One person was arrested at the scene.



Stephane WATHIER, age 56 of Hawkesbury, has been charged with:

Possession of a Schedule 1 substance for the purpose of trafficking – three counts
Possession of property obtained by crime-under $5000
The accused has been released from custody and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in L’Orignal on December 4, 2024.

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