Traffic Stop On Hwy 400 In Carling Township Leads To $200,000 Worth Of Drugs, Several Charges Laid

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The West Parry Sound Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested and charged three people with weapons and drug related offences after a traffic stop on Highway 400 in Carling Township.

On August 21, 2024, at approximately 1:00 a.m. officers stopped the vehicle for a sobriety check and observed cannabis readily available. A subsequent search of the vehicle resulted in officers locating a firearm, high-capacity magazine, over $500 of Canadian currency and suspected Fentanyl with an estimated street value of approximately $200,000.

Terrence Fray,21-years-old from North York was arrested and charged with:
• Possession of a loaded prohibited or restricted firearm
• Unauthorized possession of a prohibited or restricted firearm
• Careless storage of a firearm, weapon, prohibited device or ammunition
• Possession of a schedule I substance – Opioid
• Passenger – fail to properly wear seat belt
• Possession of a firearm or ammunition contrary to Prohibition Order – two counts
• Possession of a prohibited device or ammunition
• Possession of a firearm, prohibited or restricted weapon obtained by crime
• Possession of a prohibited device or ammunition obtained by crime
• Possession of proceeds of property obtained by crime under $5000
• Possession of a schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking – Opioid

Yugam Raheja, 26-years-old from Timmins was arrested and charged with:
• Possession of a loaded prohibited or restricted firearm
• Unauthorized possession of a prohibited or restricted firearm
• Careless storage of a firearm, weapon, prohibited device or ammunition
• Possession of a schedule I substance – Opioid
• Possession of a prohibited device or ammunition
• Possession of a firearm, prohibited or restricted weapon obtained by crime
• Possession of a prohibited device or ammunition obtained by crime

Harcharan Singh, 26-years-old from Timmins was arrested and charged with:
• Possession of a loaded prohibited or restricted firearm
• Unauthorized possession of a prohibited or restricted firearm
• Careless storage of a firearm, weapon, prohibited device or ammunition
• Possession of a schedule I substance – Opioid
• Possession of a prohibited device or ammunition
• Possession of a firearm, prohibited or restricted weapon obtained by crime
• Possession of a prohibited device or ammunition obtained by crime
• Possession of proceeds of property obtained by crime under $5000
• Drive vehicle or boat with cannabis in open baggage

The accused persons were held for bail before the Ontario Court of Justice in Parry Sound on August 21, 2024.

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