PETERBOROUGH- Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Peterborough County / Northumberland Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) have charged four people in relation to an ongoing trafficking investigation.
On Wednesday January 22, 2025, members of the Peterborough/Northumberland CSCU made an arrest of two individuals during a suspected drug transaction. The individuals were searched and officers seized 40.9 grams of Fentanyl and 7 grams of crack cocaine according to police.
Police say officers further executed a search warrant of a location in the Township of Otonabee-South Monaghan and further seized 23 grams of cocaine, 9.9 grams of crack cocaine, 118 Percocet, drug packaging, digital scales, and $8,010 in Canadian currency. During the search, a third person, currently wanted by the Peterborough Police Service (PPS), was located and turned over to them.
A second search warrant was executed at a location in Peterborough City where a fourth (4th) person was located and arrested. During this search, officers seized an additional 77 grams of cocaine as well as $1,287 in Canadian currency. An additional unrelated person with multiple outstanding warrants with PPS was also located and turned over to them.
61-year-old John Foote of Peterborough was arrested and charged with:
·      Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking – Schedule I substance – Opioid (other than heroin) – two counts
·      Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking – Schedule I substance – Cocaine
·      Possession of Proceeds obtained by Crime Over $5000
The accused was held for Bail to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Peterborough.
38-year-old Patrick Middleton of Peterborough, ON., was arrested and charged with:
·      Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking – Schedule I substance – Opioid (other than heroin)
Jessica Needham, age 37, of Peterborough, ON, was arrested and charged with:
·      Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking – Schedule I substance – Opioid (other than heroin)
·      Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking – Schedule I substance – Cocaine
·      Possession of Proceeds obtained by Crime Over $5000
Both these accused are scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Peterborough on February 18, 2025.
A fourth accused, a 45-year-old from Peterborough, ON., was arrested and charged with:
·      Possession of a Schedule I Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking – Cocaine
·      Possession of proceeds obtained by Crime Under $5000
The accused is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Peterborough at a later date.