The nose, knows – K9 Roy assists detectives with vehicle search & seizure of over $67,700 in drugs

In the Spring of 2023, Detectives from the Greater Sudbury Police Service Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU) working in collaboration with the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP)-led Provincial Joint Forces Guns and Gangs Enforcement Team began an investigation into an individual from Southern Ontario who was believed to be trafficking illicit drugs in Greater Sudbury.

Around 9:45 p.m. on June 27, 2023, members of the Greater Sudbury Police Service Emergency Response Unit (ERU) along with members of the Integrated Crime Section (ICS) conducted a high-risk vehicle stop on Highway 69 in Greater Sudbury. The driver and passenger of the vehicle were taken into police custody without incident.

As a result of the arrests, a search of the vehicle was conducted. Detectives from the DEU completed an initial search of the vehicle locating a quantity of cocaine, fentanyl, morphine pills, oxycodone tablets and cash. GSPS K-9 Roy (Royal) conducted a secondary search locating additional large sums of cocaine and fentanyl.

In total, officers seized 125 grams of fentanyl, 175 grams of cocaine and $1,000 in cash. The estimated street value of the drugs is over $67,700.

28-year-old, Rosanna Ilievska and 31-year-old, O’Neil Mills, both from Southern Ontario have been charged with the following offences under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and the Criminal Code of Canada;

• Possession of a Schedule I Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking x4
• Possession of Property Obtained by Crime

Both individuals appeared in bail court on June 28, 2023 and have since been remanded into custody.

The GSPS Drug Enforcement Unit of the Integrated Crime Section remains committed to working collaboratively with our Policing 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 arrests of those involved, holding them accountable for their criminal activities and the seizure of illegal drugs, prohibited firearms and proceeds of crime.

The OPP-led provincial Gun and Gangs Enforcement initiative is comprised of twenty-three municipal, provincial and federal law enforcement agencies who co-operatively work to enhance public safety and effectively disrupt street gang networks and their associated criminal activities.