Two people from the Ottawa Valley were arrested following a large seizure of drugs that officers called “dangerous.”
Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) said that a joint investigation with the Canada Border Services Agency has led to the recovery of a large amount of ketamine.
The “powerful” drug is used as an anesthetic in both human and veterinary medicine. It prevents people from feeling pain, and can hinder a person’s cognitive and physical abilities by making them confused, tired and unable to stand, a fact sheet from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health reads.
On Feb. 24, border officers detected ketamine while looking at a shipment at the International Mail Processing Centre in the Greater Toronto Area. They called OPP and said they found 6 kilograms of the drug in the package. Using the information given by border services, police executed a search warrant at a home on Maloney Road in Renfrew, Ont.
There, officials arrested two people and seized ketamine along with six grams of suspected cocaine and some suspected methamphetamine. Other items associated with drug trafficking, $1,300 in cash and a collapsible baton were also taken by police.
Amal Nahas, 35, and Lindsay Thompson, 47, both of Renfrew are facing charges of:
Possession of Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking – three counts
Possession of proceeds of property obtained by crime under $5,000
Unauthorized possession of a weapon
Nahas is also charged with importing a Schedule 1 substance.
Both were released and are set to appear before the court in Pembroke.