Four people are facing drug and weapons charges after a traffic stop in Pembroke.
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) East Region Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) began investigating reports of a firearm in a vehicle on Highway 17 on the afternoon of Thursday, May 23.
A short time later, with the assistance of patrol officers from the Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Detachment of the OPP and the Canine Unit, officers conducted a traffic stop on Paul Martin Drive near Woodcrest Drive.
Police seized loaded firearms, ammunition, drug paraphernalia and a quantity of suspected cocaine.
As a result of the investigation, Zayvion Noble, 20, of Pierrefonds, QC, Dayquon Zulu, 19, of Ottawa, David Pepin, 18, of Ottawa, and Aunyx Proulx, 19, of Ottawa face the following charges:
- Traffic in a schedule substance – cocaine
- Possession of a schedule I substance for the purposes of trafficking – cocaine
- Possession of proceeds of property obtained by crime under $5000
- Transport firearm, weapon, prohibited device or ammunition in a careless manner (two counts)
- Possession of weapon for dangerous purpose
- Possession of prohibited device or ammunition for dangerous purpose
- Unauthorized possession of a prohibited or restricted firearm
- Knowledge of unauthorized possession of firearm
- Possession of a prohibited device or ammunition
- Occupant of a motor vehicle knowing there was a prohibited device or ammunition (two counts)
- Possession of a loaded prohibited or restricted firearm
- Possession of a firearm knowing serial number has been tampered with
Pepin faces the following additional charges:
- Possession of weapon for dangerous purpose (two counts)
- Unauthorized possession of a prohibited or restricted firearm
- Knowledge of unauthorized possession of firearm
- Possession of a prohibited device or ammunition
- Occupant of motor vehicle knowing there was a prohibited or restricted weapon (two counts)
- Possession of a loaded prohibited or restricted firearm
- Transport firearm, weapon, prohibited device or ammunition in a careless manner (two counts)
Noble faces the following additional charges:
- Failure to comply with undertaking (three counts)
Zulu faces the following additional charges:
- Possession of a firearm or ammunition contrary to prohibition order (three counts)
All four accused individuals were held for bail hearings.