Drug trafficking and gun charges laid after stolen vehicle investigation

Chatham-Kent Police Service headquarters in Chatham, Ont., on Monday, Nov. , 2023. (Chris Campbell/CTV News Windsor)

Chatham-Kent police have charged two people with drug trafficking and weapons charges after an investigation.

Members of the Chatham-Kent Police Intelligence Section, with the assistance of the Critical Incident Response Team, arrested a man and a woman on Vanier Drive in Chatham as part of a stolen vehicle investigation on Tuesday.

Upon a search incident to arrest, officers say they located two firearms, a conducted energy weapon, suspected MDMA (aka ecstasy), fentanyl, cocaine, methamphetamine, oxycodone, hydromorphone, and clonazepam.

A 35-year-old Chatham-Kent man was charged with the following:

• Seven counts of possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking.
• Three counts of possessing a firearm contrary to a prohibition order.
• Two counts of careless storage of a firearm.
• Two counts of possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose
• Two counts of unauthorized possession of a prohibited firearm
• Two counts of possession of a prohibited firearm in a motor vehicle
• Possession of stolen property over $5000
• Carrying a concealed weapon
• Unauthorized possession of a weapon
• Possession of a prohibited firearm with ammunition
• Failing to comply with a probation order

A 30-year-old Chatham-Kent woman was charged with the following:

• Seven counts of possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking.
• Two counts of careless storage of a firearm.
• Two counts of possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose
• Two counts of unauthorized possession of a prohibited firearm
• Possession of stolen property over $5000
• Two counts of possession of a prohibited firearm in a motor vehicle
• Two counts of failing to comply with an undertaking.
• Carrying a concealed weapon
• Unauthorized possession of a weapon
• Possession of a prohibited firearm with ammunition

On Feb. 21, both appeared at a bail hearing. As a result, both were remanded into custody. Peters has a scheduled court appearance for Feb. 26 and Beemer has a scheduled court appearance for March 6.