HUNTSVILLE COUPLE FACES COCAINE CHARGES

DWIGHT — A double takedown yesterday has led to two Huntsville residents being arrested and charged with cocaine trafficking and possession of a replica handgun modified to appear as a real firearm.

Provincial police say Thursday, April 9, the Muskoka Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) with the OPP’s SWAT team and canine unit used a drug warrant to search a Dwight home.

They seized cocaine worth about $4,428 and $3,995 in cash.

At 3:50 pm officers pulled over a vehicle on Highway 60 in an investigation by the street crime unit.

A man and woman were arrested for possession of cocaine for the purposes of trafficking.

A short time later, officers executed a search warrant on their residence in the Township of Dwight.

There police seized about 44.28 grams of cocaine, the cash, a prohibited knife, and a replica handgun modified to appear as a real firearm.

Charged are:

Matthew McIndoo, 31:

  • Possession of a Schedule I Substance – Cocaine for the Purpose of Trafficking S. 5(2) CDSA
  • Possession of a Schedule I Substance – Crack Cocaine for the Purpose of Trafficking S. 5(2) CDSA
  • Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Under $5000 S. 354(1)(b) CCC
  • Possession of an Imitation Weapon for a Dangerous Purpose S. 88 CCC
  • Two (2) Counts of Fail to Comply with Probation Order S. 733.1(1) CCC

Courtney Couckuyt, 24:

  • Possession of a Schedule I Substance – Cocaine for the Purpose of Trafficking S. 5(2) CDSA
  • Possession of a Schedule I Substance – Crack Cocaine for the Purpose of Trafficking S. 5(2) CDSA
  • Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Under $5000 S. 354(1)(b) CCC
  • Possession of an Imitation Weapon for a Dangerous Purpose S. 88 CCC
  • Carrying a concealed weapon S. 90 CCC

McIndoo and Couckuyt were released on Undertakings to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Huntsville June 17, 2020.

A search warrant at the couple’s home in Dwight late Thursday afternoon led police to recover thousands of dollars worrth of cash and cocaine and a replica gun modified to look real.