Four local residents have been charged following a lengthy drug investigation led by provincial police.
Police say officers from the Huronia West OPP major crime and community street crime units seized a firearm and approximately 905 grams of illicit substances.
Shortly after 9:30 a.m. on Feb. 5, police say officers began arresting suspects following an investigation that began in October 2024.
The investigation remains ongoing.
Kamba Taban, 31, of Innisfil, has been charged with:
- Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking (cocaine)
- Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking (cocaine)
- Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking (opioid other than heroin)
- Knowledge of unauthorized possession of a firearm
- Possession of firearm or ammunition contrary to prohibition order
- Possession of firearm or ammunition contrary to prohibition order
- Possession of firearm or ammunition contrary to prohibition order
- Possession of firearm or ammunition contrary to prohibition order
- Possession of a prohibited device or ammunition
- Careless storage of a firearm, weapon, prohibited device or ammunition.
Lianne Gervais, 46, of Springwater, has been charged with:
- Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking (cocaine)
- Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking (opioid other than heroin)
- Careless storage of a firearm, weapon, prohibited device or ammunition
- Unauthorized possession of a prohibited or restricted firearm
- Unauthorized possession of a firearm.
Gaston Abar, 50, of Springwater, has been charged with:
- Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking (cocaine)
- Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking (opioid other than heroin)
- Knowledge of unauthorized possession of firearm
- Possession of firearm or ammunition contrary to prohibition order
- Possession of a prohibited device or ammunition
- Careless storage of a firearm, weapon, prohibited device or ammunition.
Hailey Boyle, 27, of Barrie, has been charged with:
- Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking (cocaine).
None of the allegations have been tested in court.
The OPP says Taban and Abar were held for a bail hearing while the other two accused were released from custody on an undertaking and will appear later in court.
