On January 5th, 2022, at 7:00pm, Bracebridge Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were contacted by residents near Beaver Creek Correctional Institution about a drone that was flying in the area and crashed. Officers attended the area and located a male who was trespassing and searching for the drone. After an investigation into the circumstances, police seized a drone and many items that are prohibited inside the correctional facility. Police arrested and charged 24-year-old Fabrice RICOURT-CASSEUS of Ottawa, ON with the following:
– Possession of Schedule 1 Substance For the Purpose of Trafficking, CDSA 5(2)
– Possession of Schedule 1 Substance For the Purpose of Trafficking, CDSA 5(2)
– Possession of Contraband before Visitor Control Point at a Penitentiary, CCRA 45(b)
– Possession for the Purpose of Distributing Cannabis, CA 9(2)
– Trespass by Night, CC177
– Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Under $5,000, CC354(1)(a)
The accused will appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Bracebridge, ON on March 21, 2023 to answer to his charges.
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