Nine people charged in Eastern Ontario drug bust, says OPP

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged nine people after executing a search warrant at a Trenton, Ont. residence on Wednesday.

Police say at around 5 a.m., the OPP alongside the Quinte West Detachment, executed a search warrant at a residence on King Street as part of a drug trafficking investigation. Police seized cash, ammunition, suspected cocaine, fentanyl and methamphetamine.

Brian Calladine, 46, Olivia Kargus, 32, and Jonathan Spradbrow, 35, were charged with:

• Possession of a schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking – cocaine
• Possession of a schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking – methamphetamine
• Possession of a schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking – opioid (other than heroin)

Tanya Cooper, 45 and Dana Parker, 40 were charged with:

• Possession of a schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking – cocaine
• Possession of a schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking – methamphetamine
• Possession of a schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking – opioid (other than heroin)
• Fail to comply with probation order

Joseph Veleke, 33, was charged with:

• Possession of a schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking – cocaine
• Possession of a schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking – methamphetamine
• Possession of a schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking – opioid (other than heroin)
• Failure to comply with undertaking

John Clarke, 51, was charged with:

• Possession of a schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking – cocaine
• Possession of a schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking – methamphetamine
• Possession of a schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking – opioid (other than heroin)
• Failure to comply with release order – other than to attend court
• Possession of proceeds of property obtained by crime under $5,000

Brenda Banks, 36, was charged with:

• Possession of a schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking – cocaine
• Possession of a schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking – methamphetamine
• Possession of a schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking – opioid (other than heroin)
• Two counts of fail to comply with probation order
• Possession of firearm or ammunition contrary to prohibition order

John McDade, 35, was charged with:

• Possession of a schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking – cocaine
• Possession of a schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking – methamphetamine
• Possession of a schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking – opioid (other than heroin)
• Two counts of fail to comply with probation order

Calladine, Cooper, Kargus and Parker were released from custody and are scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Belleville, Ont. on a future court date.

Police say the other five accused were held for a bail hearing.