Three people are facing charges after two drug raids in Pembroke. The Upper Ottawa Valley OPP executed two search warrants recently at homes on Mary Street and Moffat Street. Police say they seized suspected cocaine and fentanyl, cells phones, digital scales, packaging materials and a quantity of cash. 57-year-old Blake Tysick has been charged with trafficking cocaine, 33-year-old Denise Duplessis is charged with trafficking fentanyl, and a 22 year-old from Ottawa also faces charges of trafficking fentanyl and proceeds obtained by crime under $5,000.
TYSICK and ADEM were held for bail hearings, and both were subsequently released to attend the Ontario Court of Justice in Pembroke on September 24, 2024, and October 7, 2024, respectively. DUPLESSIS was released to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Pembroke on October 7, 2024.
(Written by: Kyle Robinson)