Four Brampton residents are facing a lengthy list of firearms and drug trafficking charges after Ontario Provincial Police seized a loaded handgun and suspected illegal drugs during a traffic stop in Grey County.<\/p>\n
Members of the Grey Bruce OPP were conducting proactive patrols in the Municipality of Grey Highlands on the evening of June 7 when an Automated Licence Plate Recognition (ALPR) camera alerted officers to a Highway Traffic Act violation involving a vehicle travelling on Margaret Elizabeth Avenue.<\/p>\n
Police initiated a traffic stop at approximately 8:36 p.m. During the investigation, officers detected what they described as an odour of cannabis, prompting a further search under the Cannabis Control Act.<\/p>\n
According to OPP, officers located a loaded 9mm handgun inside the vehicle, along with approximately 36 grams of suspected cocaine and 37 grams of suspected fentanyl.<\/p>\n
As a result of the investigation, four Brampton residents were arrested and charged.<\/p>\n
Toure Smith, 19, Taque Roy, 20, Brianna Carty, 19, and Shayanna Wynter, 22, each face multiple firearm-related charges, including possession of a loaded restricted firearm, unauthorized possession of a restricted firearm and possession of Schedule I substances for the purpose of trafficking.<\/p>\n
Roy also faces additional charges under the Highway Traffic Act and Compulsory Automobile Insurance Act, including operating a vehicle without a validated permit and operating a motor vehicle without insurance.<\/p>\n
All four accused were held in custody pending bail hearings on June 8 before the Ontario Court of Justice in Owen Sound.<\/p>\n
Grey Highlands is a rural municipality located in Grey County, approximately 150 kilometres northwest of Brampton and about 50 kilometres south of Owen Sound.<\/p>\n
The charges have not been tested in court.<\/p>\n
Anyone with information related to the incident is asked to contact the Grey County OPP at 1-888-310-1122.<\/p>\n
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