Two men facing drug and weapons charges after raid in Smiths Falls
Posted Jun 22, 2023 08:41:05 AM.
Last Updated Jun 22, 2023 08:44:18 AM.
Two men from Smiths Falls are facing a handful of charges each after a drug raid netted a large amount of illicit drugs.
Members of the OPP’s Provincial Joint Forces Guns and Gangs Enforcement Team (PGNG) executed a search warrant at a home on Pearl Street in Smith Falls on Tuesday, June 20.
Officers seized a large quantity of suspected cocaine, Dilaudid (opioid) pills and other illicit drugs, along with over $5,000 in Canadian currency, a taser and ammunition.
As a result of the investigation, Christian Clement, 35, and Nathan Wired, 37, face the following charges:
- Careless storage of ammunition
- Possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000
- Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking a Schedule I Substance Cocaine
- Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking a Schedule III Substance
Both accused are due in court in Perth on August 14.
Anyone with information about illegal possession and trafficking of drugs is asked to contact the OPP at 1-888-310-1122. You can make an anonymous report by contacting Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).
