Five people arrested in Orleans drug bust
Posted Apr 10, 2021 06:11:00 PM.
Five people have been arrested by Ottawa police following an investigation into drug trafficking in the city’s east end.
The Ottawa Police Service's Guns and Gangs Unit executed a warrant in the 100 block of Silvermoon Cres. at the corner of Harvest Valley Avenue in Orleans, it was reported Saturday afternoon.
Evidence seized included a quantity of cocaine, a cocaine press, non-prescription pills, ammunition, Canadian currency and jewellery.
Officers arrested five people in connection to the case:
- Johnathon Sigouin, 30
- Houssein Ali, 23
Both men have each been charged with two counts of possession for the purpose of trafficking a schedule 1 substance.
Sigouin also has the added charge of possessing proceeds of crime over $5,000.
- Emily Burns, 21
- Joshua Painson, 21
- Rolla Jabak, 25
The three remaining individuals were charged with possession for the purpose of trafficking a schedule 1 substance.
