North Bay Police arrest Sudbury Man with Concealed Weapon- Drugs
The North Bay Police Service has arrested and charged a 37-year-old Sudbury male for weapons and drug offences seizing over $18,000-worth of illegal drugs.
The accused in this incident is Andre Richard POULIOT, male, age 37, of Sudbury, Ontario, who is charged with:
- One count of Carrying concealed weapon
- One count of Failure to comply with release order
- One count of Knowledge of Unauthorized Possession of Weapon
- Two counts of Possession of a Schedule I Substance
- One count of Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of Trafficking
- One count of Possession of proceeds of property obtained by crime under $5,000
- One count of Unauthorized Possession of Weapon
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On November 21, 2024, members of the North Bay Police arrested the accused on an outstanding warrant in the area of O’Brien Street and Cassells Street, North Bay. A search incident to arrest located illegal narcotics and a prohibited weapon, leading to additional charges.
Searches by police resulted in the seizure of:
- Approximately 32 grams of suspected fentanyl
- Approximately 11.5 grams of suspected cocaine
- Approximately seven (7) 15mg tablets of suspected morphine
- Approximately seventeen (17) 30mg tablets of suspected morphine
- A spring activated “switch blade” style knife (prohibited weapon)
- A quantity Canadian currency
The estimated street value of the drugs seized in this incident is approximately $18,200.
The accused was held in custody pending a bail hearing at the North Bay Courthouse
