TWO CHARGED FOLLOWING STREET CRIME UNIT DRUG TRAFFICKING INVESTIGATION - One Accused Facing Additional Charges for Downtown Simcoe Incident
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TWO CHARGED FOLLOWING STREET CRIME UNIT DRUG TRAFFICKING INVESTIGATION
One Accused Facing Additional Charges for Downtown Simcoe Incident
(NORFOLK COUNTY, ON) - Two individuals have been charged following a drug trafficking investigation led by the Haldimand/Norfolk Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU). One of the accused is also facing several additional charges related to a firearm-related incident on Kent Street North in Simcoe.
On Friday, January 16, 2026, at approximately 10:00 pm, members of the OPP Repeat Offender Parole Enforcement (ROPE) Squad arrested two individuals at a Baldwin Street location in Tillsonburg, Oxford County, in connection with a Norfolk County drug trafficking investigation led by the Haldimand/Norfolk OPP CSCU. One of the individuals was also wanted on an outstanding warrant after being identified as a suspect in an incident involving a firearm at a residence on Kent Street North on Saturday, January 10, 2026.
During a search of the individuals, officers seized suspected fentanyl and methamphetamine, along with Canadian currency and a loaded firearm.
As a result, 25-year-old Jahvon LASALLE of Brantford, Ontario, has been charged with the following alleged offences:
- Forcible confinement - three counts, - Robbery using firearm (restricted or prohibited) - two counts, - Unauthorized possession of a firearm - two counts, - Possession of weapon for dangerous purpose - two counts, - Possession of firearm contrary to prohibition order - two counts, - Fail to comply with Probation Order - two counts, - Disobeying order of court - two counts, - Failure to comply with release order - other than to attend court, - Pointing a firearm, - Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking - opioid (other than heroin), - Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking - methamphetamine, - Operation while prohibited under the Criminal Code, - Possession of proceeds of property obtained by crime under $5,000 - in Canada
Also charged is 21-year-old Kairos LIDDIARD-COULL, of no fixed address, with the following alleged offences:
- Unauthorized possession of a firearm, - Possession of weapon for dangerous purpose, - Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking - opioid (other than heroin), - Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking - methamphetamine, - Fail to comply with Probation Order, - Possession of proceeds of property obtained by crime under $5,000 - in Canada
The accused remain in custody and are scheduled to attend a bail hearing at the Ontario Court of Justice in Simcoe on Wednesday, January 21, 2026.