Members of the Bancroft Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have seized approximately $50,000 worth of drugs and cash from a home in Bancroft, Ontario.
On December 20, 2024, shortly after 9:00 a.m., officers attended a residence in the Town of Bancroft to retrieve medications for a party that was in police custody. While at the residence, police located an individual that was wanted by police. Upon arresting the male, officers discovered the following on their person:
- Over $2,000 Canadian dollars
- 104 grams of suspected fentanyl
- 11 grams of suspected cocaine
- 11 grams of suspected methamphetamine
- 16 grams of suspected heroin
- 17 pills of suspected oxycodone
Mitchell Grimes, 33 years of age faces the following charges:
· Adult failure to comply with a release order X3
· Possession of proceeds of property obtained by crime under $5000
· Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of Trafficking – Other Drug
· Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of Trafficking- Opioid X2
· Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of Trafficking – Heroin
· Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of Trafficking – Methamphetamine
Grimes remains in police custody, pending a bail hearing.