A lengthy Project Renewal investigation into the sale and distribution of illicit drugs into the Quinte Community has resulted in the arrests of four people.
The investigation led members of Project Renewal, along with the Belleville Police Emergency Response Unit, Belleville Police K9 Team and the Quinte West OPP Community Street Crime Unit, to conduct a traffic stop in Quinte West on Tuesday followed by the execution of a search warrant at a Trenton residence and the seizure of:
• Fentanyl – 16.6 grams
• 6 grams of Psilocybin
• 1.8 grams of cocaine
• 0.9 grams crystal meth
• Taser
• Canadian currency
• Cellular devices
• Drug paraphernalia
• Drug trafficking evidence (Debt list, packaging, scales)
Facing multiple charges each are 38-year-old Corey Honyust and 37-year-old Jennifer Sweet, both of Trenton.
Honyust was charged with:
• Possession for the purpose of trafficking – Fentanyl.
• Possession for the purpose of trafficking – Psilocybin
• Possession for the purpose of trafficking – Crystal Meth.
• Possession for the purpose of trafficking – Cocaine.
• Possession of property obtained by crime – under $5000.
• Unauthorized possession of prohibited weapon or device
• Fail to Comply with a Release Order
• Drive Under Suspension
At the time of arrest, Honyust was also subject to a Judicial Release Order issued by the courts on charges of possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking and possession of proceeds of crime.
Sweet, 37 years old of Trenton was charged with the following offences:
• Possession for the purpose of trafficking – Fentanyl.
• Possession for the purpose of trafficking – Psilocybin
• Possession for the purpose of trafficking – Crystal Meth.
• Possession of a schedule one substance for the purpose of trafficking – Cocaine.
• Possession of property obtained by crime – under $5000.
• Unauthorized possession of prohibited weapon or device
A second search warrant was carried out early Wednesday in Scarborough resulting in the seizure of:
• Cocaine – 264.3 grams
• $5270 in Canadian currency
• Cellular devices
Billy Murinda, 35 years old of Scarborough was charged with:
• Possession for the purpose of trafficking – Cocaine.
• Possession of property obtained by crime – over $5000.
• Fail to comply with a Probation Order.
Danielle Daley-Douglas, 23 years old of Scarborough was charged with:
• Possession of a schedule one substance for the purpose of trafficking – Cocaine.
• Possession of property obtained by crime – over $5000.
• Failure to comply with a Release Order.
At the time of arrest, Daley-Douglas was also subject to a Judicial Release Order issued by the courts on three separate charges of possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking and possession of proceeds of crime.
All four accused were held for bail hearings.