Spring Cleaning Underway by Drug and Gang Units

The past 72 hours have seen the combined efforts of Halton Regional Police Service drug bureau and gang officers making an impact on street level drug activity region wide.

On Wednesday April 1st, members of the Guns and Gangs Unit recovered a sawed off shotgun in the Town of Oakville. The serial number on the firearm had been removed and as a result an investigation is ongoing. The weapon is currently being examined by forensic experts.

In March of this year an investigation was launched into a street level crack dealer operating in the Town of Halton Hills. An undercover officer made 3 purchases from the suspected dealer in the Georgetown area. On April 2nd members of the Drug and Morality Bureau along with Guns and Gangs officers arrested the male in the area of Carlingview Drive and Dixon Road in Toronto. A Controlled Drugs and Substances Act search warrant was later executed at a residence on Twin Pine Crescent, Brampton. Police seized approximately 8 pounds of marihuana and over $2000 in cash.

Charged with:
Trafficking cocaine (3 counts)
Possession of marihuana for the purpose of trafficking (2 counts)
Breach Recognizance (5 counts)
Kenroy Smith 28 years old of Twin Pine Crescent, Brampton
Smith will be appearing in Milton bail court on April 7th, 2009

A two month marihuana grow operation investigation concluded today with the execution of four Controlled Drugs and Substances Act search warrants throughout the region. With the assistance of the Emergency Services Unit, Intelligence Bureau and Canada Border Services officers, police raided addresses on Appleby Line in Burlington, Pine Avenue and 25 Side Road in Milton, and Dublin Line in Halton Hills. From a residence on 25 Side Road, police uncovered the largest indoor marihuana grow operation in the history of Halton region. Investigators seized 12,600 marihuana plants with an estimated street value at over two million dollars. From the Dublin Line residence police recovered approximately two pounds of marihuana and in excess of $45,000 in cash. At the Appleby Line address police dismantled a 780 plant marihuana grow operation. At both the Appleby Line and 25 Side Road properties police discovered sophisticated motion activated security systems.

Charged with:
Production of marihuana
Possession of marihuana for the Purpose of Trafficking
Possession of Property Obtained by Crime
Paul Lemiski 25 years old of Dublin Line, Halton Hills

Charged with:
Production of marihuana (2 counts)
Possession of marihuana for the purpose of trafficking
Possession of marihuana
Don Wolf 36 years old of Pine Avenue, Milton

Charged with:
Production of marihuana
Possession of marihuana
Anita Devlin 27 years old of Pine Avenue, Milton

Lemiski and Wolf were held for a bail hearing on April 6th at 9:30 in Milton.

Devlin will be appearing in Milton court on May 5th, 2009 at 2pm.

Residents of Halton Region are encouraged to anonymously forward any information related to drug, gun or gang activity to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS

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