Sarnia drug investigation leads to arrest in Petrolia
Four face charges in Watford drug raid
September 13, 2018
Four men face drug charges after OPP raided the old Watford Hotel.
Witnesses tell The Independent at least a half dozen OPP vehicles, including a Canine Unit, pulled up beside 5270 Nauvoo Road – the old Watford Hotel – around 4 pm Sept. 6.
Seven officers moved to the front door with a battering ram, breaking in the door and entering the building. A few minutes later, the officers emerged with three men in handcuffs and loaded them into two vehicles. Officers told people on the scene they were executing a warrant.
OPP say six different types of drugs were seized as well as hundreds of dollars, electronic devices, power tools, a shot gun and ammunition.
Robert Carreiro, 47, of Watford, Steve Abram, 33, of Dawn-Euphemia, Paul O’Connell, 46, of Watford and Kyle VanDeven, 26 of Carling Township are all facing nine charges including six counts of possession for the purpose of trafficking.
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