Wawatay News is reporting...

Wawatay News is reporting that oxycodone pills worth approximately $5,000 and bound for the Marten Falls First Nation were confiscated by Nishnawbe-Aski Police Services (NAPS) at Thunder Bay International Airport July 18. The NAPS Drug Unit was assisted by the NAPS Guns and Gangs Unit and the Ontario Provincial Police Drug Enforcement Section during the bust. Thirty-seven year-old Josie Baxter of Thunder Bay has been charged with Trafficking a Controlled Substance and Possession of a Controlled Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking. Baxter has been released on conditions and is set to appear in court in Thunder Bay on Aug. 15. Oxycodone addiction is rampant in many First Nations communities. The drug was removed from the Non-Insured Health Benefit’s approved list of pain medication this year, and chiefs were concerned that would create a black market for the substance. Looks like they were right.