Two charged in Norfolk County drug trafficking investigation; one faces firearm-related charges

OPP officers seize suspected fentanyl and methamphetamine, along with Canadian currency and a loaded firearm on Jan. 16, 2026. (Source: OPP)

Two people have been charged following a drug trafficking investigation led by the Haldimand/Norfolk Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit, with one of the accused also facing multiple firearm-related charges connected to a separate incident in Simcoe.

Police say the investigation concluded on Friday at approximately 10 p.m. when members of the OPP Repeat Offender Parole Enforcement (ROPE) Squad arrested two people at a location on Baldwin Street in Tillsonburg.

The arrests were made in connection with a Norfolk County drug trafficking investigation.

“One of the individuals was also wanted on an outstanding warrant after being identified as a suspect in an incident involving a firearm at a residence on Kent Street North on Saturday, January 10, 2026,” police said in a media release.

During a search, officers seized an unspecified amount of suspected fentanyl and methamphetamine, along with Canadian currency and a loaded firearm, police said.

As a result of the investigation, a 25-year-old Brantford resident has been charged with the following:

• Forcible confinement (three counts)
• Robbery using firearm restricted or prohibited (two counts)
• Unauthorized possession of a firearm (two counts)
• Possession of weapon for dangerous purpose (two counts)
• Possession of firearm contrary to prohibition order (two counts)
• Fail to comply with Probation Order (two counts)
• Disobeying order of court (two counts)
• Failure to comply with release order - other than to attend court
• Pointing a firearm
• Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking - opioid (other than heroin)
• Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking - methamphetamine
• Operation while prohibited under the Criminal Code
• Possession of proceeds of property obtained by crime under $5,000 - in Canada

A 21-year-old, who has no fixed address, also faces charges including:

• Unauthorized possession of a firearm
• Possession of weapon for dangerous purpose
• Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking - opioid (other than heroin)
• Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking - methamphetamine
• Fail to comply with probation order
• Possession of proceeds of property obtained by crime under $5,000 - in Canada