Halton police have arrested four people and seized over $400,000 worth of vehicles, drugs and contraband cigarettes in Hamilton.
On Jan. 24, officers noticed a stolen vehicle in Burlington, which was reported from Peel.
Police then observed the SUV pulling into an address on Concession Rd. West in Millgrove. Officers located another stolen vehicle at the same address.
Investigators say both vehicles were then seen driven to a different address on Concession Rd. West.
Officers executed search warrants to both addresses and arrested three men and a woman.
Investigators seized the following:
- 3 stolen Infiniti SUV’s QX80’s (2021 and 2022 model years)
- 2 blank key fobs
- Approximately 6 kilograms of cannabis
- Approximately 315 grams of psilocybin
- 32 packages of THC edibles
- 4 packages of psilocybin edibles
- Airsoft gun
- Money counter
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During the search of a vehicle, police seized the following items:
- Around 5 kilograms of cannabis
- 2,600 cartons of contraband cigarettes
- 756 Hydromorphone pills
- 300 Oxycodone pills
Investigators say the total value for the recovered vehicles is approximately $240,000, the drugs is roughly $63,000 and the estimated value of the contraband cigarettes is $130,000.
John Schouten, 61, of Millgrove has been charged with:
- Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Over $5000 (3 counts)
Justin Gibson, 45, Jennifer Gibson, 50, and Brayden Gibson, 20, of Millgrove have been charged with:
- Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Over $5000 (Justin – 3 counts, Jennifer – 1
- count, Brayden – 1 count)
- Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking – Psilocybin
- Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking – Hydromorphone
- Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking – Oxycodone
- Possession for the Purpose of Distribution (Cannabis Act)
- Possession of Unstamped Tobacco (Excise Act)
- Transport Unstamped Cigarettes
- Possession of Unmarked Tobacco for Sale (Tobacco Tax Act)
- Trafficking of Unmarked Tobacco for Sale
Police say all parties were released on an undertaking.
Anyone with additional information about this investigation is asked to contact Det. Scott Heyerman at 905-825-4777 ext. 2342 or Crime Stoppers.
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