$60,000 drug bust

Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service officers along with the Combined Forces Drug Enforcement Unit recently seized more than $60,000 worth of Oxycodone in Deer Lake and Webequie.
Police seized $47,520 worth of Oxycodone in Deer Lake during the March 9-10 execution of two search warrants under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act along with $1,350 in cash and $14,400 worth of Oxycodone in Webequie along with $1,400 in cash and several firearms.
Purvis Arthur Crowe, 24, was charged in Deer Lake with Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking Oxycodone and Breach of Probation.
He was released on conditions and is scheduled to appear in court in Deer Lake on April 16.
Ricky Jacob, 41, and Valerie Shewaybick, 33, were both charged in Webequie with Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking while Wesley Shewaybick, 54, was charged in Webequie with Careless Storage of a Firearm.
All three were released on conditions and are scheduled to appear in court in Webequie on June 15.