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Search Warrants in Four Communities This Morning Lead to 10 Arrests

Police in Woodstock, Tillsonburg, Straffordville and Elgin County executed search warrants this morning and arrested 10 people and seized $140,000 in drugs, weapons and a stolen vehicle.

WOODSTOCK/TILLSONBURG - 10 people were arrested today in a massive drug bust across four communities this morning. 

The joint investigation involved members of the Oxford OPP Street Crimes Unit and the Woodstock Police Drugs and Intelligence Unit. Other units involved include tactics and rescue, London organized crime bureau and K-9. 

 the Search warrants were executed today on James Street in Woodstock, Baldwin and Francis Street in Tillsonburg, Fourth Street in Straffordville and College Line in Elgin County.

Police have not released the names of the people charged. Oxford OPP Inspector Tony Hymers explains some of the items they seized. 

"Among the items seized were various amounts of suspected fentanyl, cocaine, methamphetamine, cannabis, prohibited weapons and one vehicle."

The value of the items seized is around $140,000. The charges range from simple possession to possession for the purpose of trafficking a possession of prohibited weapons. 

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