Leeds OPP Lays Drug Trafficking Charges

Seized: Suspected Drugs, Over $12,000 and a Weapon

Mallorytown – A Mallorytown resident is facing charges after an investigation revealed they were trafficking illicit substances.

On February 14, 2025, following a lengthy investigation conducted by the East Region Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), members of the Leeds County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), in conjunction with the CSCU, executed two search warrants at a residence in Mallorytown.

The following items were seized from the residence and from within a vehicle in the driveway on the strength of the warrants:

• Over ten grams of suspected crystal methamphetamine
• Three grams of suspected cocaine
• Brass knuckles
• Two cell phones
• One tablet computer
• One digital scale
• Over $12,000

As a result of the investigation, 36-year-old Joseph FERGUSON of Mallorytown faces the following charges:

• Possession of a Schedule I substance
• Trafficking Schedule I substance
• Unauthorized possession of a weapon

The accused was released with conditions and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Brockville on March 7, 2025.