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Drug bust in Quinte West

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Drug bust in Quinte West

Three people are facing charges after a drug bust in Quinte West on Wednesday.

Quinte West OPP officers served a search warrant at a home on Sidney Street, seizing what they suspect to be cocaine, along with drug paraphernalia.

Two adults and one youth were arrested at the scene.

Thirty-five-year-old Shannon Brooks and 20-year-old Courtney Gilroy were both charged with:

  • Possession of a Schedule III substance for the purpose of trafficking
  • Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking
  • Fail to comply with probation order

A 17-year-old, whose name cannot be released under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, was also charged with:

  • Possession of a Schedule III substance for the purpose of trafficking
  • Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking
  • Fail to comply with sentence – two counts

All three will appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Belleville, at a later date.

 

 

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