Five individuals are facing a total of 20 charges following a significant drug seizure in Pembroke.
On August 20, 2024, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) East Region Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), with assistance from the Tactics and Rescue Unit (TRU), Emergency Response Team (ERT), Canine Unit, and Upper Ottawa Valley OPP, executed a search warrant at an apartment on Pembroke Street East.
During the raid, police seized over 200 grams of suspected cocaine, along with a quantity of cash, a digital scale, and multiple cell phones.
As a result of the investigation, 54-year-old Lorraine Kenny of Pembroke, 45-year-old Shawn Chartrand of Pembroke, 30-year-old Katlin Kinnear of Pembroke, 31-year-old Mutiur Rehman of Ottawa, and 29-year-old Edwin Edouard of Ottawa were arrested and charged. Each faces two counts of possession of a Schedule I substance (cocaine) for the purpose of trafficking and one count of possession of proceeds of property obtained by crime under $5,000.
Additionally, Rehman faces four counts of failing to comply with a probation order, and Edouard faces one count of the same charge.
All five accused were held for bail hearings at the Ontario Court of Justice in Pembroke. Kenny, Edouard, and Chartrand are scheduled to appear on August 22, 2024, Kinnear on August 23, 2024, and Rehman on August 28, 2024.
(Written by: Emma Butler)