Eleven people have been arrested in Lunenburg County in connection with a drug trafficking operation.
Lunenburg District RCMP and Bridgewater Town Police worked for three months to take down those involved in trafficking cocaine and prescription pills.
Multiple charges were laid for possession, trafficking, weapons and breach of conditions.
RCMP Sgt. Mark MacPherson says a case like this takes time.
“We are on top of these things. Sometimes it takes little bit of time and I really appreciate people having been patient with us and trusting us with keeping their community safe and I hope they see this as an example of that.”
MacPherson says taking down this many people involves a lot of work from many people.
“We had to do something that was very targeted. As a result, we brought in those extra RCMP resources and did our undercover operation. This definitely one for the good guys.”
MacPherson hopes these arrests show the ongoing police work involved to address the drug problem in the South Shore.
The following people were charged:
Ryan Matthew Collicut, 25, of Western Shore:
· Trafficking of a Controlled Substance (cocaine) x 3
Gregory Levy, 58, of New Ross:
· Trafficking of a Controlled Substance (cocaine) x 2
· Trafficking of a Controlled Substance (hydromorphone)
Kelly Lynn Louise Dodge-Reeves, 45, of New Ross:
· Trafficking of a Controlled Substance (cocaine)
· Trafficking of a Controlled Substance (hydromorphone)
Deanne Georgina Oleshko, 26, of Martins River:
· Trafficking of a Controlled Substance (cocaine)
Jeremy Richard Jollymore, 30, of Chester Basin:
· Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking (cocaine)
Autumn Dawn Roy, 25, of Middlewood:
· Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking (cocaine)
· Trafficking of a Controlled Substance (cocaine)
Michael Rene Saleem Kelley, 27, of Martins River:
· Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking (cocaine)
· Possession of a Weapon for a Dangerous Purpose
Kandice Darlene Regan, 31, of Bridgewater:
· Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking (cocaine)
· Possession of a Weapon for a Dangerous Purpose
· Failing to Comply with Release Conditions x 4
Jacob Daniel Earl, 27, of Hacketts Cove:
· Possession of a Controlled Substance (cocaine)
Timothy Charles MacKenzie, 28, of Hammonds Plains has plead guilty to the following and was sentenced.
· Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking (cocaine)
Glen Franklin Mansfield, 49, of Harmony, Queens County:
· Trafficking of a Controlled Substance (marihuana)
· Failing to Comply with a Recognizance x 2
Court dates have been scheduled over the next month for most of those charged.
Autumn Dawn Roy and Michael Rene Saleem Kelley are scheduled to appear in Bridgewater Provincial Court on February 13, 2018 while Kandice Darlene Regan is scheduled to appear on March 6, 2018.
Timothy Charles MacKenzie has been sentenced to 42 months.
RCMP say the investigation is ongoing and additional arrests are expected.
