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A North Bay woman and a Toronto man face drug trafficking charges following an ongoing investigation by the North Bay Police Service’s Street Crime unit.
On Saturday night around 11, police conducted a traffic stop on Cassells at O’Brien and arrested the male driver and a woman passenger.
A search was done after the arrest with the execution of a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act warrant to search the woman’s First Avenue West home.
Police have charged:
Dana Louise Heintz, age 45, of North Bay with:
• One count of possession of Fentanyl for the purpose of trafficking;
• One count of possession of Crystal Methamphetamine for the purpose of trafficking;
• One count of possession of Dilaudid for the purpose of trafficking;
• One count of possession of marijuana; and
• One count of possession of property obtained by crime.
John Campbell, age 63, of Lakeshore Boulevard West, Toronto, with:
• One count of possession of Fentanyl for the purpose of trafficking;
• One count of possession of Crystal Methamphetamine for the purpose of trafficking;
• One count of possession of marijuana; and
• One count of possession of property obtained by crime.
As a result of the searches, police seized 16 Fentanyl patches (100 mcg); 5.5 grams of Crystal Methamphetamine; nine Dilaudid pills; over $1,400 in cash; and John Campbell’s vehicle.
The combined street value of the drugs is estimated at almost $7,000.
Both were held in custody pending a bail hearing today.
Fentanyl is only legally available to a person who has been prescribed the medication by a physician to manage acute pain. It is a narcotic that is sold in the form of a patch that is designed to slowly release the drug over 72 hours. Chewing, smoking, injecting or otherwise consuming prescription drugs, like Fentanyl, that are not prescribed to you, is extremely risky and can cause death.
Patch for Patch Program
The North Bay Police Service is actively working to stop the illegal trafficking of Fentanyl. The Patch for Patch Program, which was introduced by North Bay’s Drug Strategy Committee and is now being adopted in other communities in Ontario, places strict restrictions on Fentanyl prescriptions.
Those people who are prescribed Fentanyl must return their used patches to the pharmacy before they are able to get their prescription renewed.
