Drug trafficking and gun charges laid after stolen vehicle investigation
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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.
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