The Nishnawbe Aski Police Service says two men have been charged and nearly $170,000 worth of Oxycodone pills and cocaine seized following searches in Thunder Bay and Shuniah, Ont., last month. Police said members of the force took two suspects into custody on Oct. 30 at a Thunder Bay motel parking lot amid an investigation into drug trafficking activity in Mishkeegogamang First Nation. A quantity of cash and Oxycodone pills were located and seized during that arrest. Search warrants executed That same day, police executed a search warrant at a residential address in Shuniah. “A vehicle was also the subject of a search warrant connected to this investigation,” police said in a news release. Following the search, police located and seized a quantity of suspected Oxycodone pills, cocaine, cash and paraphernalia consistent with drug trafficking. Police said officers seized more than $25,000 in cash. “The estimated street value of drugs seized totals nearly $170,000,” police said. Charges laid A 53-year-old man from Shuniah and a 55-year-old man from Mishkeegogamang First Nation are each charged with two drug trafficking offences and possession of proceeds of crime. “The names of accused individuals are withheld until the charges against them have been formally sworn in before the courts,” police said. Both have since been released from custody with conditions and future court dates. Police say the investigation remains ongoing.
