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CTV News
4 days ago
- CTV News
High E-bike rider was pulling trailer full of drugs, northern Ont. police say
A search of the suspect and the bike trailer uncovered drugs suspected to be 70.9 grams of carfentanil, 26.4 grams of crystal meth, 5.8 grams of fentanyl, 28 grams of cocaine, six hydromorphone tablets and 356 hydromorphone tablets. The street value of the drugs is about $23,000. One person has been charged with drug trafficking and several other offences following a recent traffic stop in Nipissing First Nation. Early in the morning on July 16, police saw three people operating pedal and electric bicycles on Wiigwaas Miikan. 'One of the bicycles was towing a trailer and all three individuals appeared to be under the influence of drugs,' police said in a news release. Suspected carfentanil 'One of the three -- who was wanted by another police service for two counts of failure to comply -- fled the scene. Officers followed and the man was arrested without incident.' A search of the suspect and the bike trailer uncovered drugs suspected to be 70.9 grams of carfentanil, 26.4 grams of crystal meth, 5.8 grams of fentanyl, 28 grams of cocaine, six hydromorphone tablets and 356 hydromorphone tablets. The street value of the drugs is about $23,000. Also seized were $6,260 in cash, a digital scale, a silver baton and bear spray. A 43-year-old man from Nipissing First Nation is charged with several offences, including fleeing police, obstructing police, drug trafficking and possession of property obtained by crime. He has since been released on an undertaking, police said.


CTV News
7 days ago
- CTV News
84-year-old N.B. man charged in drug trafficking investigation
An RCMP collar tab pin is seen in Edmonton, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson An 84-year-old man from Shippagan, N.B., has been charged following a drug trafficking investigation in the area. The New Brunswick RCMP Northeast Crime Reduction Unit (NB CCRU), along with members of the Caraquet, Tracadie and Lamèque Detachments, RCMP Police Dog Services and Forensic Identification Services executed a search warrant at a Shippagan residence and in a vehicle on Friday. During the search, the RCMP says officers seized: quantity of what they believed to be cocaine crystal methamphetamine money an electronic scale drug paraphernalia Some of the drugs found were packaged in multiple small bags. Emilien Goupil, 84, was arrested at the scene. He appeared in a Bathurst provincial court Monday and was charged with: trafficking crystal methamphetamine possession for the purpose of trafficking crystal methamphetamine trafficking cocaine possession for the purpose of trafficking cocaine possession of Canadian currency of a value exceeding $5,000 knowing that all or part of the property was obtained by the commission of an offence He was remanded into custody pending a future court appearance. For more New Brunswick news, visit our dedicated provincial page.


The Sun
19-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
S Club's Jon Lee reveals he spent £250 a week on crystal meth and trashed flat with a hammer
S Club 7 singer Jon Lee has revealed he had a secret drug habit that led to 'psychotic episodes' where the police were called. The Nineties pop star , who will soon appear on Celebs Go Dating, admitted he was blowing £250 a week of crystal meth and then trashing his flat with a hammer while out of it. 6 6 6 Jon, 43, said his deadly habit nearly killed him and even saw him sectioned back in 2019. Speaking to the Daily Mail, Jon revealed that he got into crystal meth - a highly addictive 'party' drug that can cause psychosis, hallucination, paranoia and mania - when he was in his thirties - long after S Club had gone their separate ways. He revealed: "I didn't even recognise myself at that time. Sometimes, in the midst of one of the psychotic episodes where I'd be smashing my flat up with a hammer, I'd catch sight of myself in the mirror and say: 'What the f***?'. "I'd have a moment of lucidity, thinking: 'I was a successful young man, I had a brilliant career, incredible life. What am I doing?' AMBULANCE DASH "I'd be standing there, holes in the walls around me, cuts all over my knuckles, my eye swollen from where I'd been punching myself in the head. I'd shaved my hair too. I didn't look anything like Jon-from-S Club – or what people would expect Jon-from-S Club to look like." One night, six years ago, his neighbours were so concerned they called the police and Jon was taken to a clinic in an ambulance where he was sectioned. "I remember I had to keep the door open, and someone sat outside. I suppose I was a danger to myself, " he recalled. Jon also admitted he got into another party drug, GHB, a type of liquid ecstasy, which can easily be overdosed on. In the depths of his despair, he claims he often took four times the dose, hoping he wouldn't wake up the next day. "I'm not sure how I'm still here," he told the publication, admitting his "regret" at putting his family through such an ordeal. Christine McGuinness signs up for Celebs Go Dating as we reveal full line-up including pop legends & reality TV icons Jon, who has been openly gay since coming out in 2010, believes his issues were caused by finding fame at a young age and trying to hide his sexuality for years in the public eye. He said he drank to curb the anxiety he felt about his sexual orientation being exposed, particularly in the days after the band broke up. Working in musical theatre at the time, he admitted he drank most days and took cocaine, ecstasy and cannabis recreationally. "If I didn't have work, I could drink three quarters of a bottle of gin in the afternoon" he confessed. 6 But things got much darker after he lost his dad to Motor Neurone Disease in 2014, turning to harder drugs to escape his grief. "I still can't believe I did it. I let a complete stranger inject me. It's the most disgusting, dangerous drug… and I went down that road," he bravely admitted. As he got hooked on the drug, he was left unable to work and spent days on end in his flat having hallucinations that there were people in his appartment. "I was terrified, I'd sleep with a hammer under the bed," he said, admitted he even smashed his head through the bathroom door in his paranoid state. The tipping point, he admitted, was that fateful when the police took him to spend the night in a facility after his neighbours called them. That wake up call saw him flee the country and go travelling for three years in a bid to find himself. While he wasn't working, he was able to fund his globetrotting as he had invested in properties during his S Club days that he was getting a rental income from. And it was on those travels in India that he found a rescue dog named Lolly, who he claims gave him a new purpose in life. In 2022, he returned to the UK with three rescue dogs and moved back to Cornwall to live next door to his mum and his sister. Around the same time, S Club reunited for a reunion tour, bringing him back on the road with his old pals. Sadly, shortly after the band reunited they were hit with another tragedy as Paul Cattermole passed away. While Jon was floored with grief, he claimed losing his friend made him even more determined not to waste his life on drugs. "I think I used the time to unpick my own life, go back through everything – and try to put it all back together," he said. "I think it made me even more determined that I had to… live.' 6


CTV News
16-07-2025
- CTV News
Over $126k value of drugs seized in Sarnia
On Tuesday morning, Sarnia police seized street drugs from a woman totaling a value of $126,692. The 60-year-old female resident in the 700 block of Alexander Street was arrested for drug trafficking offences. Police seized the following: Cocaine – 627.02 grams ($75,242) Crystal Meth – 857.51 grams ($51,450) Cash – $4,630 CAD Drug trafficking paraphernalia The suspect has been charged with possession for the purpose of trafficking (cocaine), possession for the purpose of trafficking (methamphetamine) and possession of property obtained by crime.


CTV News
16-07-2025
- CTV News
Over $126k value of drugs seized in Sarnia
On Tuesday morning, Sarnia police seized street drugs from a woman totaling a value of $126,692. The 60-year-old female resident in the 700 block of Alexander Street was arrested for drug trafficking offences. Police seized the following: Cocaine – 627.02 grams ($75,242) Crystal Meth – 857.51 grams ($51,450) Cash – $4,630 CAD Drug trafficking paraphernalia The suspect has been charged with possession for the purpose of trafficking (cocaine), possession for the purpose of trafficking (methamphetamine) and possession of property obtained by crime.