NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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BATCHEWANA FIRST NATION – On March 11, 2020 at approximately 11:55 a.m. members of the Sault Ste Marie Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Crime Unit, OPP North East Region Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), Sault Ste Marie Police Service Drug Unit, Sault Ste Marie OPP Detachment and Batchewana Police Service executed a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) search warrant on a residence located on Batchewana First Nation.
Once complete, officers had seized a quantity of drugs suspected to be fentanyl, cocaine, and crystal methamphetamine along with a loaded 9 mm hand gun and bear spray.
As a result of the investigation, Dennis Cyr, 60 years old from Batchewana First Nation, Ont., was arrested and charged with the following:
- Possession of a schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking - other drug, contrary to section 5(2) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA),
- Possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000 section 354(1)(A) Criminal Code (CC).
Nathan Demise, 22 years old from Etobicoke, Ont. has also been arrested and charged with the following:
- Possession of prohibited device or ammunition for dangerous purpose section 88 CC,
- Unauthorized possession of a prohibited or restricted firearm section 91(1) CC,
- Knowledge of unauthorized possession of firearm section 92(1) CC,
- Possession of loaded prohibited or restricted firearm section 95(a) CC,
- Careless storage of firearm, weapon, prohibited device or ammunition section 86(1) CC,
- Breach of firearms regulation - store firearm or restricted weapon section 86(2) CC,
- Possession of weapon for dangerous purpose section 88 CC,
- Possession of a schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking - cocaine, contrary to section 5(2) of the CDSA,
- Possession of a schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking - opioid (other than heroin), contrary to section 5(2) of the CDSA; and
- Possession of a schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking - other drug, contrary to section 5(2) of the CDSA
CYR is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice on April 20, 2020 located in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.
Demise was remanded into custody and will appear at the Ontario Court of Justice on March19, 2020 located in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.
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