Search warrant leads to seizure of illicit drugs worth more than $450,000

Tim Brody - Editor

Two Sioux Lookout residents were arrested and have been charged with numerous offences after a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) search warrant was executed on Dec. 7 on a residence on King Street by Members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Sioux Lookout and Dryden Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), along with Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service (NAPS).
As a result of the warrant, officers seized a large quantity of illicit drugs including Cocaine, Methamphetamine, and Oxycodone, with an approximate street value of $452,740, and approximately $3,300 in cash.
Two televisions and a fetal heart rate monitor were also recovered from the residence, which had been reported stolen.
Jade Kabestra-Savage, 33, of Sioux Lookout has been charged with: 
•    Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking Methamphetamine, contrary to section 5(2) of the CDSA
•    Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking Cocaine, contrary to section 5(2) of the CDSA
•    Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking Oxycodone, contrary to section 5(2) of the CDSA
•    Possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000 contrary to section 354(1)(a) of the Criminal Code (CC)
Raven Spade, 29, of Sioux Lookout has been charged with:
•    Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking Methamphetamine, contrary to section 5(2) of the CDSA
•    Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking Cocaine, contrary to section 5(2) of the CDSA
•    Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking Oxycodone, contrary to section 5(2) of the CDSA
•    Possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000 contrary to section 354(1)(a) of the Criminal Code (CC)
Police are asking that anyone with information regarding the illegal possession and trafficking of drugs immediately contact the Ontario Provincial Police at 1-888-310-1122. Should people wish to remain anonymous, they can call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), where they may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000.