A Gatineau resident faces charges in an investigation into trailer thefts and drug trafficking in North Grenville and Smiths Falls.
The Ontario Provincial Police East Region Community Street Crime Unit started investigating the theft of utility trailers in the area on October 21 and 25. These were connected to thefts of similar trailers October 27 and 28 in Smiths Falls.
Working with the Smiths Falls Police Service and Gatineau Police, a suspect was identified, and on October 29, the OPP Street Crime Unit made an arrest at a location on Rideau Street in Ottawa.
Police say they seized nearly 30-grams of suspected fentanyl and almost two grams of suspected crack cocaine.
A 43-year-old man faces drug and theft charges and is scheduled to appear in court in Brockville on Nov. 15.
