HAGERSVILLE—Haldimand OPP Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) received information obtained that a man had illegal drugs and a weapon at a John St. Hagersville address. Six Nations Police did a traffic stop and two individuals were taken into custody without incident. CSCU executed a search warrant and officers seized a loaded saw-off bolt action shot gun, several rounds of 12-gauge ammunition, crystal methamphetamine and hydromorphone seeds.
On September 27, 2022 OPP charged a 38-year-old of Brantford and a 39-year-old of Hagersville with: careless storage of firearm, weapon, prohibited device/ammunition (x2); unauthorized possession of a prohibited/restricted firearm; knowledge of unauthorized possession of a firearm; possession of loaded prohibited/restricted firearm; possession of a firearm knowing serial number has been tampered with; possession of a schedule 1 substance – methamphetamine; possession of a schedule 1 substance – opioid other than heroin. The 39-year-old was also charged with failure to comply with release order – other than to attend court.
The accused individuals are scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Cayuga at a later date to answer to the charges.
