NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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ESPANOLA - Two people have been arrested and charged with drug offences after being stopped at a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) program.
On Oct. 5, 2023 shortly after 12 a.m., members of the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting a RIDE program on Centre Street in Espanola.
A vehicle was stopped as it was determined the driver was wanted. A search of the vehicle led to the seizure of over 870 grams of suspected fentanyl and over 95 grams of suspected cocaine. The estimated street value of the drugs seized is approximately $364,000.
As a result of the investigation, Luc Mayville, 51 years old from Elliot Lake, has been charged with:
• Possession of a schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking - cocaine
• Possession of a schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking - opioid (other than heroine)
• Possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose
• Failure to comply with release order - other than to attend court
Monique Frank, 55 years old from Sudbury, has been charged with:
• Possession of a schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking - cocaine
• Possession of a schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking - opioid (other than heroine)
• Possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose
• Possession property obtained by crime under $5,000
The accused were remanded into custody and are scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Sudbury on Oct. 12, 2023.
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