On March 8, 2024, Detectives from the Greater Sudbury Police Service Break Enter and Robbery (BEAR) Unit concluded an investigation into an individual who was believed to be involved in property-related crimes throughout Ontario.

Detectives from the Integrated Crime Section with the assistance of the Emergency Response Unit (ERU) arrested a 32-year-old man and a 27-year-old woman on property related offences. Detectives then executed a search warrant on Edna Street in Chelmsford in relation to the investigation.

During the arrest and subsequent searches, Detectives seized approximately 103 grams of a substance believed to be cocaine (estimated street value of $10,000), 463.3 grams of suspected methamphetamine powder (estimated street value of $46,000), 588 methamphetamine pills (estimated street value of nearly $3,000), over $60,000 in cash, and nearly $20,000 in stolen property.

As a result, 32-year-old, Bret Galinha was charged with the following offences under the Criminal Code of Canada and the Controlled Drugs and Substance Act (C.D.S.A.):

  • Conspiracy to Commit an Indictable Offence
  • Trafficking in Property Obtained by Crime
  • Theft Under $5,000 x2
  • Fraud Under $5,000 x2
  • Possession of a Schedule I Controlled Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking x2
  • Possession of Property Obtained by Crime – over $5,000
  • Possession of Property Obtained by Crime – under $5,000

Bret Galinha attended Weekend and Statutory Holiday (W.A.S.H) Court on March 9, 2024. He was released by the Courts on a release order with a court date of March 27, 2024.

The 27-year-old woman from Chelmsford was charged with the following offences under the Criminal Code of Canada and the C.D.S.A.:

  • Theft Under $5,000
  • Fraud Under $5,000
  • Possession of Property Obtained by Crime
  • Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking x2

She was released on an undertaking with a court date of April 17, 2024. Her name cannot be released at this time as the information has not yet been sworn to through the court process.

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