OPP Lay Drug Trafficking & Firearms Charges After Investigation in Athens

Athens – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) East Region Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) has seized illegal drugs after an investigation in Athens.

The investigation began earlier this fall into drug trafficking in the area.

On Thursday, October 24, 2024, CSCU members, assisted by the OPP Tactics and Rescue Unit, Canine Unit, Crisis Negotiators and a Critical Incident Commander, executed a search warrant at a home on Wiltse Street in Athens.

Officers seized over 100 grams of suspected crack cocaine and over 12 grams of suspected cocaine, as well as quantities of suspected MDMA, oxycodone and hydromorphone.

They also seized a sawed-off shotgun, a 22-calibre rifle, ammunition, over $1000 in cash and items typically associated with drug trafficking. Two people were arrested at the scene.

Darren WARREN, age 54, and Cheryle WARREN, age 62, both residents of Athens, have been charged with:

• Possession of a Schedule 1 substance for the purpose of trafficking – five counts
• Possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose.
• Careless storage of a firearm – two counts
• Unauthorized possession of a firearm – two counts

Darren WARREN was scheduled to appear for a bail hearing today (October 25, 2024).

Cheryle WARREN has been released and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Brockville on November 22, 2024.