(Press release) On May 4, 2022 at 06:00 a.m., members of the Hawkesbury Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), the Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) with the assistance of the Tactics and Rescue Unit (TRU) executed a warrant at a residence on Hamilton Street in the Town of Hawkesbury.

Officers seized a quantity of suspected cocaine, drug trafficking paraphernalia, ammunition and cash. As a result of the warrant execution and investigation, police arrested one person.

Sylvain CAMPEAU, 60 years old, from Hawkesbury has been charged contrary to the Criminal Code (CC), Controlled Drugs and Substance Act (CDSA) with the following

-CDSA 5(2) Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of Trafficking – Cocaine

-CDSA 5(2) Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of Trafficking – Methamphetamine

-CC 117.01(1) Possession of Firearm or Ammunition contrary to Prohibition Order

-CC 355(b) Possession Property Obtained by Crime Under $5,000

The accused will be held in custody and is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in l’Orignal on May 12, 2022.