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The OPP and the Nishnawbe-Aski Police successful intercepted illegal prescription pills

Author

Compiled by Debora Steel

Volume

32

Issue

8

Year

2014

The OPP and the Nishnawbe-Aski Police successful intercepted illegal prescription pills destined for the First Nation community of Attawapiskat. On Sept. 28, the Nishnawbe-Aski Police Drug Unit, Attawapiskat Detachment members, along with the assistance of the Ontario Provincial Police Drug Enforcement Unit seized Oxycodone prescription pills with an estimated street value of $17,500 dollars. The First Nation is located 630 kilometres north of Timmins, Ont.