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Nottawasaga 5/8/2026 1:00pm
NOTTAWASAGA OPP LAY DRUG TRAFFICKING CHAGES IN ESSA TOWNSHIP
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(ESSA TOWNSHIP, ON) - Members of the Nottawasaga Detachment Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), with assistance from the Collingwood and Huronia West CSCU’s of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), have arrested one individual following a months-long drug trafficking investigation.
On May 7, 2026, officers executed a search warrant at a residence in Essa Township. One individual was taken into custody without incident.
As a result of the search, officers seized:
- Approximately 32 grams of cocaine
- Approximately 17 grams of methamphetamine
- Various cutting agents
- $2,830 in Canadian currency believed to be proceeds of crime
- Brass knuckles and a large knife
As a result of the investigation, Marc SKELTON, a 36 year old, of Essa Township, has been charged with:
- Trafficking in a Schedule I substance - Cocaine
- Trafficking in a Schedule I substance - Methamphetamine
- Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking - Cocaine
- Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking - Methamphetamine
- Unauthorized possession of a weapon
- Possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000
- Fail to comply with an undertaking
The accused was held for a bail hearing.