Four people arrested, more than 60 charges laid in Six Nations Police investigation

Six Nations Police released two images after more than 60 charges were laid as part of Project Neo, a drug trafficking investigation. (Courtesy: Six Nations Police)

Four people are facing a long list of charges after Project Neo, a Six Nations Police investigation into drug trafficking.

Officers arrested a man who came to a Chiefswood Road address by taxi on Feb. 13. Investigators believed he was bringing illegal drugs onto Six Nations territory. During a search, police seized a loaded handgun, pre-packaged cocaine, fentanyl and bulk prescription drugs.

The next day, officers executed search warrants at a Colborne Street East motel and a Cayuga Street home in the City of Brantford.

Two men were arrested at the motel and police said they found a loaded handgun, a loaded shotgun, a conducted energy weapon, bulk fentanyl, cocaine, prescription drugs and cash.

During a search at the Cayuga Street home, police seized bulk fentanyl in teddy bear shapes and firearm ammunition.

All told, police said they seized 400 grams of fentanyl, 25 grams of cocaine and 1,400 prescription pills.

A 36-year-old man from Brantford faces a long list of charges including two counts of possession of fentanyl for the purpose of trafficking, possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking, possession of dilaudid for the purpose of trafficking, three counts of careless use of a firearm or ammunition, unauthorized possession of a firearm, possession of a prohibited or restricted firearm with ammunition, tampering with the serial number of a firearm and two counts of possession of a firearm or weapon contrary to a prohibition order.

A 32-year-old Brantford resident was charged with possession of fentanyl for the purpose of trafficking and careless use of ammunition.

A 39-year-old man from Toronto was charged with possession of fentanyl for the purpose of trafficking, possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking, possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking, possession of dilaudid for the purpose of trafficking, possession of oxycodone for the purpose of trafficking, possession of alprazolam for the purpose of trafficking, possession of proceeds of crime under $5,000, three counts of careless use of a firearm or ammunition, two counts of unauthorized possession of a firearm, two counts of unauthorized possession of a weapon, two counts of unauthorized possession of a weapon, two counts of knowledge of unauthorized possession of a firearm, two counts of knowledge of unauthorized possession of a weapon, possession of a prohibited or restricted firearm with ammunition, and seven counts of possession of a firearm or weapon contrary to a prohibition order.

A 33-year-old Toronto resident was charged with possession of fentanyl for the purpose of trafficking, possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking, possession of dilaudid for the purpose of trafficking, possession of oxycodone for the purpose of trafficking, possession of alprazolam for the purpose of trafficking, possession of proceeds of crime under $5,000, three counts of careless use of a firearm or ammunition, two counts of unauthorized possession of a firearm, two counts of knowledge of unauthorized possession of a firearm, two counts of possession of an unauthorized weapon, two counts of knowledge of authorized possession of a weapon and possession of a prohibited or restricted firearm with ammunition.