Two arrested in Attawapiskat drug bust

(Attawapiskat, ON) On September 13, 2012, the Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service Drug Enforcement Unit, Attawapiskat Detachment, Guns and Gangs, and Emergency Response Team executed a warrant under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act in the community of Attawapiskat First Nation for the third time this year.
Police seized approximately $26,000 worth of Cannabis Marihuana, two firearms, as well as various drug paraphernalia.
Forty-four year-old Luke Koostachin of Attawapiskat First Nation has been charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking, Careless Storage of a Firearm, and Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm.
Thirty-two year-old Jennifer Tomagatick of Attawapiskat First Nation has been charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking, Careless Storage of a Firearm, and Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm.
Koostachin and Tomagatick have both been released from custody on conditions and will next appear before the court on November 28, 2012, in Attawapiskat, Ontario.