Brantford police arrest six, seize $213,000 in illicit drugs

Brantford police have arrested six people and seized over $213,000 in illicit drugs in Project CHALLENGER.

Police say the project is funded by the Ontario government and is a joint investigation with the Ontario Provincial Police and Guelph Police.

A two-month long drug investigation commenced mid-June 2022, involving several suspected drug dealers engaged in trafficking cocaine and fentanyl within Brantford and throughout Southwestern Ontario.

In the early morning hours of Thursday, August 11, police executed four search warrants.

The first was executed at a residence located on Osborn Avenue. Police seized the following:

• 1,257 grams (approx.) of suspected Cocaine with an estimated street value of $125,768
• 297 grams (approx.) of suspected Crystal Methamphetamine with an estimated street value of $44,600
• 693 grams (approx.) of suspected Psilocybin, with an estimated street value of $6,936
  Canadian currency

Search Warrants were also executed on two vehicles. Inside one of the vehicles police say they located:

• 125 grams (approx.) of suspected Cocaine, with an estimated street value of $12,500.

At the same time, police say they executed another search warrant at a resident at Henrietta Street. Police located and seized:

• 35 grams (approx.) of suspected Fentanyl, with an estimated street value of $8,700
• 152 grams (approx.) of suspected Cocaine, with an estimated street value of $15,200
  Canadian currency

Another search warrant was executed at a residence located on Jenkins Road. Police seized:

• 23 firearms, all long guns
• 3 cross bows
• 3 compound bows
• Stolen vehicles (a trailer, ride-on lawnmower, and pick-up truck; all previously reported as stolen)

Police say the total street value of the illicit drugs is $213,704.

As a result of Project CHALLENGER, the following people were arrested and charged with multiple offences:

• Stephanie Marshall, 30, of Brantford
• Kyle Dasilva, 30, of Brantford
• Sarah Marshall, 30, of Brantford
• Odinga Sam, 31, of Toronto
• Jessica Higgins, 23, of Brantford
• Steven Sault, 32, of Brant County

“The success of this operation can be attributed to the outstanding collaboration of policing partners and agencies, Criminal Intelligence Service Ontario, Brantford Police Services, Ontario Provincial Police, and Guelph Police Service. Removing firearms and illicit drugs from our streets helps to also reduce the violence surrounding the trade of these substances, further improving community safety,” said Chief Rob Davis, in a statement.

Anyone with further information is asked to contact police.