Police investigate vehicle in parking lot

On Tuesday, August 29, 2023, just after 10:30 p.m., officers from the Barrie Police were on patrol in the Wellington Plaza when they observed a motor vehicle that was oddly parked.

As they approached the car, they observed a male and female occupying the front seats, four dogs in the back seat and evidence that suggested that the adult occupants  were parked where they were for the sole purpose of using illegal narcotics.

The male, a 34-year-old from Everett, and the female, a 31-year-old female from Cookstown, were placed under arrest for Possession of a Schedule I Substance – Cocaine and police commenced a drug related investigation.

In the motor vehicle, police located and seized a quantity of drugs which included cocaine, methamphetamine, methylenedioxyamphetamine (Molly), acid, oxycodone, a large amount of Canadian currency, three airsoft firearms and evidence to support the fact that the identified drugs were being trafficked.

The arrested persons were transported to Barrie Police Headquarters and were jointly charged with:

• Possession of a schedule I substance – cocaine
• Possession for the purpose of trafficking – cocaine
• Possession for the purpose of trafficking – methamphetamine
• Possession of a schedule I substance – methamphetamine
• Possession for the purpose of trafficking – methylenedioxyamphetamine (Molly)
• Possession of a schedule I substance – methylenedioxyamphetamine (Molly)
• Possession for the purpose of trafficking – Oxycodone
• Possession of a schedule I substance – Oxycodone
• Possession for the purpose of trafficking – acid
• Possession of a schedule I substance – acid.

The female was later released from custody and is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice located in Barrie on October 11, 2023. The male, who was also charged with Fail to Comply with Undertaking, was held in custody and is scheduled to appear by video this afternoon for a bail hearing with the Ontario Court of Justice located in Barrie.