Five men have been arrested as part of a large drug bust in Centre Hastings and area.
Various OPP groups, including the Street Crimes Unit and Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau, raided five homes and a business in Madoc Township and Centre Hastings early this morning, seizing marijuana, LSD, cocaine, morphine and cash.
The raids are the culmination of Project Narrow, which began in September of this year and was an undercover operation focused on a bar in downtown Madoc, which had reportedly been used to deal drugs.
The five suspects range between 41 and 68 years of age and are facing numerous drug possession and trafficking charges.
The following people were arrested and held by police for a November 23rd bail hearing:
William SATAMO, 44 years old, of Centre Hastings has been charged with:
Trafficking in a schedule 1 – cocaine 5(1) CD SA
Trafficking in a schedule 1 – cocaine 5(1) CDSA
Trafficking in a schedule 1- cocaine 5(1) CDSA
Possession of a Schedule II substance – marijuana 4(1) CDSA
Brian MILES, 51 years old of Centre Hastings has been charged with:
Trafficking in a schedule 1 – cocaine 5(1) CDSA
Trafficking in a schedule 1 – cocaine 5(1) CDSA
Trafficking in a schedule 1 – cocaine 5(1) CDSA
Possession of a Schedule I substance for the Purpose Trafficking – cocaine 5(2) CDSA
Steven WYLIE, 50 years old of Centre Hastings has been charged with:
Possession of a Schedule I Substance – cocaine 4(1) CDSA
Possession of a Schedule II Substance – cannabis resin 4(1) CDSA
Possession of a Schedule II substance for the Purpose Trafficking – marijuana 5(2) CDSA
Traffic Schedule I Substance – marijuana 5(1) CDSA
Traffic Schedule II Substance – marijuana 5(1) CDSA
Traffic Schedule II Substance – marijuana 5(1) CDSA
Traffic Schedule II Substance – marijuana 5(1) CDSA
Erwin HATZENBICHLER, 68 years old of Centre Hastings has been charged with:
Possession of a Schedule I Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking – morphine 5 (2) CDSA
Possession of a Schedule I Substance – pills 4(1) CDSA
Possession of a Schedule 1 Substance – LSD 4(1) CDSA
Possession of Proceeds of Property obtained by Crime under $5000 354(1)a) CCC
Daniel RUTTAN, 41 years old, has been charged with:
Traffic in Schedule I substance – cocaine 5(1) CDSA
Traffic Schedule II Substance – cannabis marijuana 5(1) CDSA
Possession of a Substance schedule I for the purpose of trafficking – cannabis resin 5(2) CDSA
Produce a Schedule II Substance – cannabis resin 7)1) CDSA
Possession of Schedule II Substance for purpose if trafficking – marijuana 5(2) CDSA
