NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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In early 2021, members of the Nottawasaga Detachment of the OPP's Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) commenced an investigation into drug trafficking by individuals from Essa Township within Simcoe County.
On Feb. 18, members of the Nottawasaga OPP CSCU, Emergency Response Team (ERT) and Tactics and Rescue Unit (TRU) executed two controlled drugs and substances warrants in Essa Township and another in Oro Township.
As a result, police seized methamphetamine, cocaine, psilocybin with a street value of over $15,000, and several thousand dollars in currency.
Police have charged a 20-year-old male and 21 year-old male of Essa Township, and a 34-year-old male of Oro-Medonte Township with several drug trafficking related offences.
All three accused are scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Bradford in March 2021.
Anyone with information regarding criminal activity is asked to contact the Nottawasaga OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477). When you contact Crime Stoppers you remain anonymous, you will never have to testify and you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000.
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