A man at the centre of the "Downtown Doberman" controversy is now facing drug charges.
See: Dunaj's owner served with contempt of court notice
And: Dog gone! This chapter closes
Rob Andrew Szalas was arrested yesterday.
Yesterday evening, during an ongoing drug investigation and the execution of a search warrant at a home and his business, The Leather Trend on Main Street East, officers with the North Bay Police Service’s Street Crime Unit arrested and charged Szalas, 50, with:
- Three counts of trafficking;
- One count of possession of Oxycodone for the purpose of trafficking;
- One count of possession of marijuana;
- One count of possession of property obtained by crime; and
- One count of breach of Officer in Charge undertaking
Police say from November 22nd to 24th, Szalas was trafficking Oxycodone pills from within his Main St.business.
As a result of the search of his residence, business and person, police seized:
- approximately 25 grams of marijuana;
- 14.5 80-mg Oxycodone pills (with a street value estimated at $1,450
- Approximately $30,000 in Canadian currency (yet to be reconciled); and
- A quantity of unknown pills.
Szalas was held in custody for a bail hearing.
