Two people are facing drug trafficking charges after another bust in the Chapleau area.
Nishnawbe Aski Police say the NAPS Intelligence Unit and Emergency Response Team - along with the OPP Chapleau detachment - executed a search warrant at a Brunswick House First Nation residence last Wednesday morning, seizing "a quantity of suspected fentanyl" and a rifle.
A 43-year-old man and a 39-year-old woman - both from Brunswick House First Nation - were charged with possession of fentanyl for the purpose of trafficking and unauthorized possession of firearm, then released from custody with conditions and future court dates.
It was one of three drug busts in the Chapleau area in recent weeks, after two Chapleau residents were arrested on possession of $10,000 in cocaine and fentanyl for the purpose of trafficking on October 16th, while five other people - two locals, three from other parts of Northeastern Ontario - were arrested last Wednesday evening, as police seized an estimated $60,000 in suspected cocaine and fentanyl at another Chapleau residence.