Drug Bust – Joshua Anderson TRUDEAU Arrested

Source: OPP
Date: Tue Sep 24 03:50:43 MST 2024

(ORANGEVILLE, ON) – As a result of an ongoing police investigation, officers from the Dufferin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) charged a local male with trafficking drugs.

On September 19, 2024, member of the Dufferin Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), with the assistance of Caledon CSCU, Central Region K-9 and Dufferin platoon members, executed a search warrant on Madison Avenue in the Town of Orangeville. As a result of the search, a local resident faces multiple drug related charges.



Joshua Anderson TRUDEAU, a 35-year-old from Orangeville has been charged with:

· Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Under $5,000

· Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of Trafficking- Cocaine

· Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of Trafficking- Methamphetamine

· Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of Trafficking- Opioid

· Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of Trafficking- Fentanyl

· Traffick in Schedule I substance- Cocaine

· Possession of Weapon for Dangerous Purpose

· Possession of a Schedule II substance for the purpose of Trafficking (two counts)

As a result of the investigation the following was recovered:

· 62 grams of Cocaine

· 18 Hydromorphone Pills

· 4 grams Fentanyl

· 7 Acid Tabs

· 6 Morphine Pills

· 2.5 grams Methamphetamine

· 4.7 grams Psilocybin

· $3485.00 Canadian Currency

· 2 Tasers

· 1 Long Rifle 22 caliber

· 2 Cell Phones

The accused individual is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Orangeville, to answer to the charges.

Anyone with information regarding this investigation of any other criminal activity is asked to contact Dufferin OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or Crime Stoppers to remain anonymous at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477). You can also submit your information online at https://ontariocrimestoppers.ca/.