Public health looking for people who may have been exposed to Lambton’s third measles case
Three from Lambton Shores face trafficking charges
September 9, 2024
Three people are facing drug trafficking charges after a traffic stop in Lambton Shores early Friday morning.
Lambton OPP say members of the Street Crimes Unit and the Strategic Operations Intelligence Unit as well as the Anishinabek Police stopped a car on Arkona Road just after 1 am Friday.
Three people were taken into custody and police seized fentanyl and methamphetamine and what police are saying is other “offense-related” property.
Police say Jonathan McMaster, 53, of Lambton Shores, and Jacob Kaczanowski, 36, and Jamie Millier, 34, both of Kettle and Stony Point First Nation were charged with two counts possession for the purpose of trafficking.
Kaczanowski is still in custody and will be in court tomorrow. McMaster and Millier will be back in court in October.
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