Barricaded person in Southwold Township charged with multiple counts of drug trafficking
A person barricaded at a Bush Line address has been charged after they were taken into custody on Wednesday.
Officers, including members of the Tactical Response Unit, surrounded a house in Southwold Township just before 6:30 a.m.
After the standoff, the 38-year-old man of Elgin County was taken into custody.
The man was charged with:
Robbery with Theft
Uttering threats - Cause death or Bodily Harm
Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of Trafficking - Fentanyl
Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of Trafficking - Cocaine
Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of Trafficking - Methamphetamine
Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of Trafficking - Hydromorphone
Possession of a Schedule IV substance for the purpose of Trafficking - Nabilone
Possession of Ammunition contrary to Prohibition Order
The accused will appear in court in St. Thomas on July 17.
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