The Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police, Manitoulin Crime Unit, Northeast Region Emergency Response Team, and OPP Tactical Response Team executed a search warrant on 542 Highway in Tehkummah Township led to charges and the seizure of three firearms with ammunition.
On May 31, shortly before 6 a.m., a search of the residence also turned up more than 14 grams of drugs suspected to be psilocybin mushroom with a value of approximately $70, a news release said.
As a result of the investigation, Michael Deforge, 55, of Tehkummah Township was charged with:
- Failure to comply with undertaking - four counts
- Careless storage of firearm - three counts
- Possession of a schedule III substance
- Unauthorized possession of a firearm - three counts
- Unauthorized possession of a weapon
The accused appeared before the Sudbury Bail Court and was remanded back into custody. He is scheduled to appear before the Sudbury Bail Court on June 2.