2 LOADED HANDGUNS FOUND IN HVL. DRUG ARREST
HUNTSVILLE — The spread of guns and drugs is reaching deep into Muskoka.
Provincial police say that on Thursday, while students were protesting education cuts, two men men in their mid-20s from Scarborough were arrested and two loaded handguns with prohibited bullet magazines.
Police say that on April 4, 2019, the OPP’s Muskoka Community Street Crime Unit conducted an investigation in Huntsville into two men trafficking crack cocaine.
At 1:35 p.m. the first male was arrested in the Huntsville and officers found two ounces of crack cocaine in his vehicle.
He was taken to the OPP detachment.
Two hours later, ad 3:35 p.m., the second male was arrested at the hotel the two men were staying at. He was also taken to the detachment.
Later in the evening, a search warrant was executed at the room the men had stayed in. There, police found eight more ounces of crack cocaine, $1,365 in cash, and two loaded hand guns with prohibited magazines.
The total street value of the cocaine and the currency seized is more than $30,000.
As a result, the following two men have been charged:
Daniel Julius Robinson, 26, of Scarborough Ontario:
Possession of a Schedule 1 Substance – Cocaine for the Purpose of Trafficking S. 5(2) Controlled Drugs and Substances Act
Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Under $5000 S. 354(1)(a) of the Criminal Code of Canada
Two (2) counts Careless Storage of a Firearm S. 86(1) of the Criminal Code of Canada
Two (2) counts of Unauthorized Possession of a Restricted Firearm S. 91(1) of the Criminal Code of Canada
Two (2) counts of Possession of a Prohibited Device – Over Capacity Magazine S. 92(2) of the Criminal Code of Canada
Two (2) counts of Possession of a Loaded Restricted Firearm S. 95(a) of the Criminal Code of Canada
Eight (8) counts of Possession of a Firearm/Ammunition contrary to Prohibition Order S. 117.01(1) of the Criminal Code of Canada (four prohibition orders, two firearms seized in this incident)
Also charged is:
Jake Robert Small, 25, of Scarborough Ontario:
Possession of a Schedule 1 Substance – Cocaine for the Purpose of Trafficking S. 5(2) Controlled Drugs and Substances Act
Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Under $5000 S. 354(1)(a) of the Criminal Code of Canada
Two (2) counts Careless Storage of a Firearm S. 86(1) of the Criminal Code of Canada
Two (2) counts of Unauthorized Possession of a Restricted Firearm S. 91(1) of the Criminal Code of Canada
Two (2) counts of Possession of a Prohibited Device – Over Capacity Magazine S. 92(2) of the Criminal Code of Canada
Two (2) counts of Possession of a Loaded Restricted Firearm S. 95(a) of the Criminal Code of Canada
Three (3) counts of Fail to Comply with Probation S. 733.1(1) of the Criminal Code of Canada
Both accused were been held for a bail hearing in the Ontario Court of Justice in Bracebridge on Friday afternoon, April 5, at 1 p.m.
