A Walpole Island man is facing a long list of charges following a weapons investigation.
Officers with the Ontario Provincial Police and Walpole Island First Nation Police executed a search warrant at a River Road address on the First Nation on August 29.
During the search, officers discovered and seized firearms, ammunition, prohibited weapons, a quantity of suspected fentanyl, and other offence-related items.
As a result, a 60-year-old Walpole Island man has been arrested and is now charged with two counts each of assault with a weapon, careless use of a firearm, weapon or prohibited device, failing to comply with a release order, unauthorized possession of a prohibited or restricted firearm, and possession for the purpose of trafficking. He is additionally charged with uttering threats, using a firearm to commit an offence, break-and-enter to commit an indictable offence, and possession of a loaded prohibited or restricted firearm.
The accused was remanded into custody following a bail hearing.
Anyone with information regarding this investigation is asked to contact the OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477(TIPS).
