Blue fentanyl, cocaine, cash and a taser seized by police in Lindsay

KAWARTHA LAKES-Blue Fentanyl, cocaine, cash and a taser were seized in a drug investigation in Lindsay.

Police say on Thursday November 5, 2020, the Kawartha Lakes Police Service Drug Enforcement Unit conducted an investigation into the sale of controlled substances in the area of Cheesefactory Road and Heights Road, east of Lindsay. 

At 11:15AM officers arrested two people in connection with the investigation, and seized 41 grams of cocaine, 33 grams of blue Fentanyl, $11,500 in cash and a Taser according to police. Blue fentanyl is reportedly more powerful than regular fentanyl and get’s its name from the colour patients turn after overdosing. Just a few grains can kill a person according to officials. 

33-year-old Philip Warner Anderson of Lindsay has been charged with two counts of possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking, possession of property obtained by crime under $5000 and failing to comply with his recognizance of bail. 

Anderson was held in custody in order to attend a bail hearing at the Ontario Court of Justice on November 6, 2020. 

25-year-old Tammylynn Fae Penney of Lindsay has been charged with failing to comply with the conditions of her recognizance of bail.  Penney will appear at the Ontario Court of Justice on January 14, 2021.