Sault Police have arrested and charged 29-year-old Bradley Daynard after officers seized almost $300,000 in suspected narcotics yesterday.
According to a news release issued today by the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service, searches of a vehicle and a residence resulted in the seizure of weapons, cash, and large quantities of drugs, including fentanyl, heroin, crystal meth, crack cocaine, oxycodone, and cocaine.
“This is the largest seizure of narcotics in the history of the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service," Sault Ste. Marie Police Chief Hugh Stevenson told media today. "Let this be a message to the community: If you are profiting from the distribution of illegal drugs in this community, we will find you and use the full breadth of the law to stop the flow of drugs into our community. Our investigators need to be commended for their excellent work in getting this poison off of our streets.”
“I want to put this seizure into perspective, specifically with regards to the fentanyl seized. Fentanyl users, often use it in points," Chief Stevenson explained. "There are 10 points in a gram. So with this seizure of more than 459 grams of fentanyl, our officers have taken nearly 4,600 potentially deadly points of fentanyl off the market. This is the type of work our officers are dedicated to, and investigations into the distribution of illegal narcotics will continue as we remain committed to stopping the flow of drugs to our family, friends, neighbours and loved ones.”
Daynard faces numerous drug and weapons related charges.
Full text of a a news release issued by Sault Police follows:
On Aug. 12, 2020, officers with the Crime Suppression Unit and the Drug Enforcement Unit arrested 29-year-old Bradley Daynard for possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking.
At 12:25 p.m., as part of an ongoing investigation, the accused was located in his vehicle on Trunk Road and arrested. A subsequent search of the accused and the vehicle found him to be in possession of various amounts of suspected narcotics and other items including:
• 102.62 grams of fentanyl
• 15.5 grams of heroin
• 206.26 grams of crystal methamphetamine
• 4.78 grams of crack cocaine
• 4.24 grams of cocaine
• 103 oxycodone pills
• $1,380 Canadian currency
• packaging materials and scales
• crossbow
As a result of the ongoing investigation, at 12:52 p.m. officers executed a search warrant at a residence in the 0-100 block of East Dunrobin Bay. During a subsequent search of the residence and outbuildings officers located various amounts of suspected narcotics and other items including:
• 357.36 grams of fentanyl
• 126.58 grams of crystal methamphetamine
• 0.34 grams of crack cocaine
• $16,690 Canadian currency
• two conductive energy weapons
• packaging materials, scale and blender with drug residue
In total, 459.98 grams of fentanyl, 15.56 grams of heroin, 332.84 grams of crystal methamphetamine, 5.12 grams of crack cocaine, 4.24 grams of cocaine, 103 oxycodone pills and $18,070 of Canadian currency was seized. The estimated street value of the narcotics seized is $289,638. A vehicle with an estimated value of $12,000 was also seized.
The accused is charged with:
• Possession of a controlled substance for the purposes of trafficking x5
• Possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000
• Possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose x2
• Unauthorized possession of a weapon x2
• Possession of a weapon, knowing its possession is unauthorized x2
He was held for bail court.