KAWARTHA LAKES-Kawartha lakes Police say they seized the deadly drug called Purple Heroin while executing a search warrant in Lindsay.
In Lindsay over this past weekend alone, five overdoses from a combination of heroin mixed with Fentanyl were reported to the City of Kawartha Lakes Police Service. In response to this ongoing threat to the safety of our community, members of the City of Kawartha Lakes Police Service Drug Enforcement Unit conducted an investigation into the sale of purple heroine from an address on William Street north in Lindsay.
On Tuesday May 28, 2019, just after 1:00pm a search warrant was executed at the home. A quantity of purple heroine and cocaine was located, in addition to a prohibited weapon according to police.
40-year-old Jennifer Steer of Lindsay was arrested and has been charged with two counts of possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking and one count of possession of a prohibited weapon.
A warrant is currently being sought for the arrest of a 35-year-old Lindsay man who also resided in home.
