Members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) East Region Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) assisted by the Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau (OCEB), Provincial Weapons Enforcement Unit, Emergency Response Team (ERT) and Canine Unit have charged four individuals following the execution of a search warrant in Rockland.
On May 31, 2023, CSCU executed search warrants at three different residences in Rockland as part of a drug trafficking investigation. The investigation remained ongoing.
During the investigation, four individuals were arrested, and the warrants resulted in the seizure of suspected cocaine, speed pills, crack cocaine, hydromorphone pills and paraphernalia with an approximate value of over $60,000, a large amount of cash, a 2021 Ford Bronco and other items typically associated with drug trafficking.
Marc BERGERON, age 51, from Rockland, was charged with:
Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking – Methamphetamine
Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking – Cocaine
Fanny MENARD, age 30, from Rockland, was charged with:
Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking – Methamphetamine
Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking – Cocaine
Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking – Opioid (other than heroin)
Eric MERCIER, age 40, from Rockland, was charged with:
Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking – Methamphetamine – two counts
Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking – Cocaine – three counts
Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking – Opioid (other than heroin)
Traffick in Schedule I substance – Cocaine
Possession of proceeds of property obtained by crime under $5,000 – in Canada
Luc VIAU, age 60, from Rockland, was charged with:
Traffick in Schedule I substance – Cocaine
Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking – Cocaine
Possession of a Schedule I substance – Other drugs
Possession of proceeds of property obtained by crime under $5,000 – in Canada
The accused were to appear at the L’Orignal Court of Justice at a later date.
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