Warrant on Florence Street results in drug charges against three people

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, April 11, 2018      4:01pm 

(Ottawa) —On the evening of April 10^th, officers from the Ottawa Police Service Street Crime Unit and Patrol Services executed a warrant in the 1-100 block of Florence Street and arrested three persons inside a residence.

During the month of April, the Ottawa Police received numerous community complaints about the possibility of drug trafficking stemming from the residence.

During a search of the residence, street level quantities of drugs and cash were seized.  Drugs seized (and still to be tested and confirmed by Health Canada) include: Fentanyl, Crack Cocaine, Hydromorphone, Nabilone and Heroin. Property seized included drug packing materials and Canadian Currency.

Charges have been laid as follows:  

Mandi LITTLEWOOD (f), 43 years old of Ottawa is charged with:

• Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking a Schedule 1 substance (Fentanyl), Sec 5(2) CDSA x1
• Possession of a Schedule I substance (Hydromorphone), Sec 5(2) CDSA x1
• Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking a Schedule 1 substance (Heroin), Sec 5(2) CDSA x1
• Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking a Schedule II substance (Nabalone), Sec 5(2) CDSA x1. 

Paul CARTER, 50 years old of Ottawa is charged with:

• Possession of a Schedule 1 substance (Crack Cocaine), Sec 4(1) CDSA x1
• Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking a Schedule 1 substance (Fentanyl), Sec 5(2) CDSA x1
• Possession of a Schedule I substance (Hydromorphone), Sec 5(2) CDSA x1
• Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking a Schedule 1 substance (Heroin), Sec 5(2) CDSA x1
• Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking a Schedule II substance (Nabalone), Sec 5(2) CDSA x1

Darren McLEOD, 26 years old of Ottawa is charged with:

• Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking a Schedule 1 substance (Fentanyl), Sec 5(2) CDSA x1
• Possession of a Schedule I substance (Hydromorphone), Sec 5(2) CDSA x1
• Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking a Schedule 1 substance (Heroin), Sec 5(2) CDSA x1
• Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking a Schedule II substance (Nabalone), Sec 5(2) CDSA x1.

All three have been released on a promise to appear.

Anyone with information relating to this investigation or any other drug investigation is asked to contact the Ottawa Police Drug Unit at 613-236-1222 ext. 5080. Anonymous tips can be submitted by calling Crime Stoppers toll-free at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), or by downloading the Ottawa Police app. 

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