The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) East Region Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) and Lennox and Addington (L&A) County Detachment initiated a drug trafficking investigation and seized firearms and illegal drugs from a residence and a vehicle in Greater Napanee.
On November 19, 2020, members of the CSCU, assisted by the OPP Tactics and Rescue Unit, OPP Emergency Response Team and the L&A County OPP executed a search warrant at a residence on Church Street in Greater Napanee. Officers seized a quantity of suspected cocaine, methamphetamine, and Fentanyl residue along with a shotgun, replica handgun, Canadian currency, other weapons, and drug paraphernalia. Two persons were arrested at the scene.
Michael Joseph Coleman, age 34, of Greater Napanee and Nick Smith, age 26 of Deseronto are charged with:
- Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of Trafficking – three counts
- Careless storage of a firearm
- Unauthorized possession of a firearm
- Possession of a prohibited device or ammunition for a Ddangerous purpose
Both accused have been released from custody and are scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Greater Napanee on January 19, 2020.
