Drug charges laid, four arrested in Keewaywin First Nation

Tim Brody - Editor

Four people were arrested and are facing drug charges after police executed a search warrant at a residential address in Keewaywin First Nation in the morning hours of March 21.
“Members of the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service’s Intelligence Unit and Emergency Response Team, with assistance from NAPS frontline members working out of the Keewaywin First Nation detachment and a frontline member of the Sandy Lake First Nation detachment, executed a search warrant in the morning hours of Friday, March 21, at a residential address in Keewaywin First Nation,” Nishnawbe Aski Police Service shared in a March 24 media release.
Police say they located four suspects inside the home, who were arrested without incident.
Police also shared, “A search of the home led to the seizure of a quantity of suspected crack cocaine, cash, knives, and paraphernalia consistent with drug trafficking.”
A 29-year-old male from Keewaywin First Nation is charged with:

• Possession of Cocaine for the Purpose of Trafficking
  
• Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Under $5,000
  
• Possession of a Weapon for Dangerous Purpose
  

A 25-year-old male from Keewaywin First Nation is charged with:

• Possession of Cocaine for the Purpose of Trafficking
  
• Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Under $5,000
  
• Possession of a Weapon for Dangerous Purpose
  

A 36-year-old female from Keewaywin First Nation is charged with:

• Possession of Cocaine for the Purpose of Trafficking
  
• Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Under $5,000
  
• Possession of a Weapon for Dangerous Purpose
  

A 19-year-old from Hamilton, Ont. is charged with:

• Possession of Cocaine for the Purpose of Trafficking
  
• Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Under $5,000
  
• Possession of a Weapon for Dangerous Purpose