Police break up Fentanyl patch trafficking ring

PETERBOROUGH- Peterborough Police have arrested and charged four people after in investigation into the trafficking of Fentanyl patches in the City.

The investigation began in the spring of 2017 when police received information regarding the trafficking of Fentanyl patches in Peterborough. The Service’s Intelligence, Crime Analyst, Asset Forfeiture and Drug (ICAD) Unit began an investigation.  

Police say the investigation revealed that on several occasions the 37-year-old male accused attended a Peterborough pharmacy where he would trade-in fraudulent Fentanyl patches and receive genuine Fentanyl patches in exchange while a 36-year-old female waited outside the store.

 On June 20th police made the arrests.  Following the arrests a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act search warrant was executed at the 37-year-old male’s residence on Marsdale Drive and at the 36-year-old female’s residence on Park Street North. Police seized items from both homes including Fentanyl patches and drug paraphernalia.

 As a result of the investigation the following persons were arrested and charged:

 Todd Edmund Kehoe, 37, of Marsdale Avenue is charged with the following:

·         Traffick in schedule I substance X2 (Fentanyl)

·         Cause or attempt to use a forged document X5

·         Possession of a schedule II substance (Marijuana under 30 grams)

·         Possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000 (Canadian currency)

 Bridget Ann Bennewith, 36, of Park Street North, is charged with the following:

·         Traffick in schedule I substance (Fentanyl)

·         Cause or attempt to use a forged document

·         Possession of a schedule I substance

Ryan Carl Gorton, 32, of County Road 45, Norwood, is charged with the following:

·         Possession of a schedule I substance (Fentanyl)

 Brian Kent, 41, of Nornabell Avenue, Peterborough, is charged with the following:

·         Possession of a schedule I substance (Fentanyl)