Firearms, fentanyl seized after search warrant executed in Lambton County

Police seized cash, firearms, and illicit drugs after executing a search warrant on a Walpole Island First Nation residence on Jan. 30, 2026. (Source: OPP West Region)

A resident of Walpole Island is facing more than two dozen charges after police seized firearms and illicit drugs following the execution of a search warrant last month.

According to a news release from Lambton County OPP, on Jan. 30 members of the Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), Essex CSCU, West Region OPP Tactics and Rescue Unit, OPP Emergency Response Team, West Region OPP Canine Unit, and Lambton County OPP and Walpole Island Police Service executed a search warrant at a residence on Tecumseh Road, located on the Walpole Island First Nation.

The search warrant was obtained as part of an ongoing drug investigation that began last month.

Police say the search yielded a quantity of suspected fentanyl, cocaine, several firearms, Canadian currency, and other offence-related items.

The combined estimated value of the items seized is approximately $19,400.

As a result of the investigation, a 41-year-old individual has been charged with the following offences:

• Possession of a schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking - fentanyl
• Possession of firearm or ammunition contrary to prohibition order (18 counts)
• Unauthorized possession of a firearm - four counts
• Possession of a prohibited device or ammunition - two counts
• Careless storage of firearm, weapon, prohibited device or ammunition

The accused was held for a bail hearing and was subsequently remanded into custody. They are scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in the City of Sarnia on Wednesday.