Ont. police seize church silverware, gold bars, drugs and cash totalling $175K

OPP recovered $145,000 in suspected drugs, $30,000 in cash and gold along with stolen church silverware when executing a search warrant.

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.

Stolen church property recovered

Police also located silverware stolen from Trinity Anglican Church in Parry Sound in February 2024.

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.”