Provincial Police in Sioux Lookout have arrested and charged two men from Winnipeg for illegal possession of drugs and firearms.
Officers responded to an assault report at an apartment on Third Avenue North around noon Saturday.
Police found and seized cocaine and methamphetamine worth more than 19 thousand dollars, 3 thousand dollars in cash, as well as a loaded hand gun and modified rifle.
OPP say 19 year old Koalt Meade faces a total of 10 charges, while 22 year old Damion White faces five charges.
Both individuals are in custody.
Charges breakdown:
Damion A. WHITE, 22 years old, from Winnipeg, Manitoba, has been arrested and charged with:
-2 x Possession of a Schedule I Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking, contrary to Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) Section 5(2),
-Possession of Property Obtained by Crime, contrary to Criminal Code (CC) Section 354(1)(a),
-Unauthorized Possession of a Prohibited or Restricted Firearm, contrary to CC Section 91(1) and,
-Being Unlawfully in a Dwelling House, contrary to CC Section 349(1).
Koalt Z. MEADE, 19 years old, from Winnipeg, Manitoba, has been arrested and charged with:
-2 x Possession of a Schedule I Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking, contrary to CDSA Section 5(2),
-Possession of Property Obtained by Crime, contrary to CC Section 354(1)(a),
-2 x Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm, contrary to CC Section 91(1),
-Possession of a Firearm Knowing Serial Number Has Been Tampered With, contrary to CC Section 108(1)(b),
-3x Possession of a Firearm Contrary to Prohibition Order, contrary to CC Section 117.01(1), and
-Assault with a weapon, contrary to CC Section 267(a).
