Six Charged in Paris Drug and Weapons Bust

Wednesday, 1 June 2022 at 06:47

Police seized seven replica handguns, a cross bow, a bow and arrow, a sawed off .22 caliber semi-automatic rifle, and about $22,000 worth of drugs and stolen property in Paris on Friday.

PARIS - The Brant OPP seized about $22,000 worth of drugs and stolen property while searching a home in Paris.

Officers executed six search warrants on Broadway Street on Friday. They also found seven replica handguns, a cross bow, a bow and arrow and a sawed off .22 caliber semi-automatic rifle.

Six people were arrested and charged, including a 39-year-old woman from Oxford County. She has been charged with possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000, possession of methamphetamine and two counts of possession of an opioid other than heroin.

The others are from Brant County and their ages range between 27 and 38. You can read more about the charges laid against them below:

38-year-old man from Brant County
- Unauthorized possession of a prohibited or restricted firearm
- Careless storage of a firearm, weapon, prohibited device or ammunition
- Possession of a prohibited device or ammunition
- Possession of methamphetamine for the purpose of trafficking
- Possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking
- Possession of an opioid other than heroin (two counts)
- Possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000
- Driving while under suspension (three counts)

40-year-old woman from Brant County
- Unauthorized possession of a prohibited or restricted firearm
- Careless storage of a firearm, weapon, prohibited device or ammunition
- Possession of a prohibited device or ammunition
- Possession of methamphetamine for the purpose of trafficking
- Possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking
- Possession of an opioid other than heroin (two counts)
- Possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000

27-year-old woman from Brant County
- Possession of methamphetamine for the purpose of trafficking
- Possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000

37-year-old man from Brant County
- Possession of methamphetamine for the purpose of trafficking
- Possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000

38-year-old man from Brant County
- Possession of methamphetamine
- Possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000