3 Wawa Residents Charged in Drug Bust

Three Wawa residents are facing drug possession or trafficking charges.
Superior East Ontario Provincial Police say officers joined the OPP's Northeast Region Community Street Crime Unit in executing a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act search warrant at a Churchill Avenue residence Tuesday night, finding about $1700 in cash and quantities of suspected methamphetamine, cocaine, and oxycodone with an estimated street value of about $3000.
Police also seized a handheld crossbow, an expandable baton, and a "conductive energy weapon".
A 36-year-old man and a 21-year-old woman both face charges of possession for the purpose of trafficking schedule I substances - cocaine and other drugs - as well as possession of a schedule I substance - an opioid other than heroin - possessing cannabis for the purpose of selling, and three counts of unauthorized possession of a weapon.
The man's also been charged with possession of proceeds of property obtained by crime under $5000 and failure to comply with release order - he's been remanded into custody, pending a bail hearing, while the woman's been released with a future court date.
Also charged is a 26-year-old man with possession of a schedule I substance - other drugs - and two counts of fail to comply with recognizance - he's also been released, pending a future court date.