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CTV News
3 days ago
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Executed warrant turns up cherished treasures in Parry Sound
Cherished items can be returned to their rightful home after provincial police executed a drug warrant at a home on Gibson Street in Parry Sound. On July 15, police from the North East Region Community Street Crimes Unit assisted by West Parry Sound OPP and West Parry Sound OPP Crime Unit searched a residence. Officers not only seized Canadian currency along with gold bars valued at over $30,000, they found a quantity of drugs suspected to be cocaine, heroin and Hydromorphone with an estimated street value of $145,000. And to top it off, police also discovered the missing silverware from the Trinity Anglican Church that was given during the church's opening in 1876 and stolen in February 2024. A 50-year-old Parry Sound man was arrested and charged with: Possession of a schedule 1 substance for the purpose of trafficking - heroin Possession of a schedule 1 substance for the purpose of trafficking - cocaine Six counts of possession of a schedule 1 substance for the purpose of trafficking - other opioid Two counts of possession of property obtained by crime under $5000 Possession of property obtained by crime over $5000 The accused was held for bail at the Ontario Court of Justice in Parry Sound.
CTV News
4 days ago
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Ont. police seize church silverware, gold bars, drugs and cash totalling $175K
Ontario Provincial Police seized seized cash, gold bars and stolen silverware along with suspected cocaine, heroin, hydromorphone and drug trafficking paraphernalia from a residence in Parry Sound, Ont., on July 15, 2025, during the execution of a warrant. (Supplied/Ontario Provincial Police) A 50-year-old Parry Sound man faces multiple drug and proceeds-of-crime charges after Ontario Provincial Police executed a search warrant at a Gibson Street residence on July 15. Officers with the OPP street crimes unit, along with members of the West Parry Sound detachment, seized cash and gold bars valued at more than $30,000 as well as suspected cocaine, heroin and hydromorphone with an estimated street value of $145,000. OPP - PS - SEIZURE - 2 Ontario Provincial Police seized seized cash and gold bars along with suspected cocaine, heroin, hydromorphone and drug trafficking paraphernalia from a residence in Parry Sound, Ont., on July 15, 2025, during the execution of a warrant. (Supplied/Ontario Provincial Police) Stolen church property recovered Police also located silverware stolen from Trinity Anglican Church in Parry Sound in February 2024. OPP - PS - SEIZURE - 3 Ontario Provincial Police seized recovered silverware stolen from Trinity Anglican Church in February 2024 from a residence in Parry Sound, Ont., on July 15, 2025, during the execution of a warrant. (Supplied/Ontario Provincial Police) Charges laid The accused faces eight counts of drug trafficking and three charges related to possession of proceeds of crime. The man is being held for bail and scheduled to appear in court on Wednesday. In a related social media post, OPP called the investigation a win for 'public safety.'
CTV News
5 days ago
- CTV News
Parry Sound drug bust nets cash, gold, silverware and $145K in illicit substances
Ontario Provincial Police seized seized cash, gold bars and stolen silverware along with suspected cocaine, heroin, hydromorphone and drug trafficking paraphernalia from a residence in Parry Sound, Ont., on July 15, 2025, during the execution of a warrant. (Supplied/Ontario Provincial Police) A 50-year-old Parry Sound man faces multiple drug and proceeds-of-crime charges after Ontario Provincial Police executed a search warrant at a Gibson Street residence on July 15. Officers with the OPP street crimes unit, along with members of the West Parry Sound detachment, seized cash and gold bars valued at more than $30,000 as well as suspected cocaine, heroin and hydromorphone with an estimated street value of $145,000. OPP - PS - SEIZURE - 2 Ontario Provincial Police seized seized cash and gold bars along with suspected cocaine, heroin, hydromorphone and drug trafficking paraphernalia from a residence in Parry Sound, Ont., on July 15, 2025, during the execution of a warrant. (Supplied/Ontario Provincial Police) Stolen church property recovered Police also located silverware stolen from Trinity Anglican Church in Parry Sound in February 2024. OPP - PS - SEIZURE - 3 Ontario Provincial Police seized recovered silverware stolen from Trinity Anglican Church in February 2024 from a residence in Parry Sound, Ont., on July 15, 2025, during the execution of a warrant. (Supplied/Ontario Provincial Police) Charges laid The accused faces eight counts of drug trafficking and three charges related to possession of proceeds of crime. The man is being held for bail and scheduled to appear in court on Wednesday. In a related social media post, OPP called the investigation a win for 'public safety.'
