On February 20, 2020 the Muskoka Community Street Crime of the Huntsville and Bracebridge OPP conducted an investigation into a report of a female who had been acquiring controlled substances with fraudulently obtained prescriptions.
As a result of the investigation, a quantity of hydromorphone was seized and, 53-year-old Ruth Reaman, of Emsdale has been charged with the following:
- Nine counts of Possession of a Schedule I Substance
- Three counts of Fraud under $5,000
- Four counts of Obtaining by False Pretence
- Criminal Breach of Trust – S. 336 of the Criminal Code of Canada
The accused was released on an Undertaking to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Huntsville, Ontario on April 1, 2020.