OPP Lay Charges After Execution of Warrant on Cedar Street in Brockville

Brockville – Members of the OPP Leeds County Community Street Crime Unit have laid charges after the execution of a search warrant.

On September 12, 2023 officers, with the assistance of the East Region Tactics and Rescue Unit, East Region Canine Unit and East Region Emergency Response Team, executed a search warrant on Cedar Street in Brockville. As a result, tools, a significant quantity of Canadian currency and quantities of suspected cocaine and fentanyl were seized. Ian BALLANTYNE, age 41, Steven BALLANTYNE, age 62 and Yvonne BALLANTYNE, age 61 all from Brockville were charged with:

• Possession of a schedule one substance for the purpose of trafficking – opioid (other than heroin)
• Possession of a schedule one substance for the purpose of trafficking – cocaine
• Possession of property obtained by crime over $5000
• Possession of proceeds of property obtained by crime over $5000

Ian was held in custody and is to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Brockville on September 13, 2023. The other two individuals were released from custody and are scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice on October 6, 2023.

Ian was held in custody and is to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Brockville on September 13, 2023. The other two individuals were released from custody and are scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice on October 6, 2023.