Two individuals have been charged after a search warrant was executed at a residence on Ontario Street in Sudbury by the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP)-led Provincial Joint Forces Guns and Gangs Enforcement Team (PGNG) and the Greater Sudbury Police Service (GSPS) Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU).
The following items were seized:
- nearly half a kilogram of cocaine
- $2,440 in Canadian currency
- six cell phones
- drug trafficking paraphernalia·
23-year-old, Ayman Abdulkhalik of Etobicoke has been charged with:
- Possession of a Schedule 1 substance, cocaine, for the purpose of trafficking x2
- Failure to comply with a release order x6
- Possession of proceeds of crime
37-year-old, Kayla Legree of Sudbury has been charged with:
- Possession of a Schedule 1 substance, cocaine, for the purpose of trafficking x2
- Failure to comply with a probation order x2
This investigation was supported by the:
- OPP Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau
- OPP Tactics and Rescue Unit
- OPP Canine Unit
- OPP Emergency Response Team
- GSPS Intelligence Unit
Ayman Abdulkhalik was held in custody and will appear in Court on April 19, 2024. Kayla Legree was released from custody and will appear in Court on May 22, 2024.
The OPP-led Provincial Joint Forces Guns and Gangs Enforcement Team (PGNG) is dedicated to
disrupting criminal street gang activity through intelligence-led, multijurisdictional investigations into the trafficking of illicit drugs and illegal firearms.
The GSPS Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU) of the Integrated Crime Section remains committed to working collaboratively with our policing and community partners focusing its efforts on major crime operations that pose a direct and elevated threat to the safety, security, and wellness of our community. The Integrated Crime Section aims to identify and disrupt organized crime in Greater Sudbury through innovative technology, collaborative partnerships and traditional police work resulting in the arrest of those involved, holding them accountable for their criminal activities and the seizure of illegal drugs, prohibited firearms and proceeds of crime.