RENFREW – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) searched a home in Renfrew yesterday (Oct. 1) and found drugs and cash.

“The OPP East Region Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) has seized a variety of illegal drugs from a home in Renfrew,” OPP media relations coordinator Const. Bill Dickson released in a statement today (Oct. 2).

“Officers from the Street Crime Unit, OPP Emergency Response Team (ERT) and OPP Canine Unit executed a search warrant on Oct. 1 at a home on Ross Street.”

Officers seized quantities of suspected fentanyl powder and patches, dilaudid pills, cocaine, hydromorphone pills, hashish, shatter and cannabis, as well as nearly $22,000 in currency and items “typically associated with drug trafficking.” 

One person was arrested at the location, while a search continues for a second individual.

Tyler Elliot Moore, age 39 of Pembroke, has been charged with:

• Possession of a Schedule 1 substance for the purpose of trafficking – Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) – sec. 5(2) – four counts
• Possession of a Schedule 1 substance
• Possessing cannabis for the purpose of selling
• Possession of proceeds of property obtained by crime over $5,000
• Fail to comply with a probation order

The accused was held in custody and scheduled to appear for a bail hearing before the Ontario Court of Justice in Renfrew on Oct. 2. An arrest warrant has been issued for a 56-year old woman on similar charges.