Drug Bust – Names Released

Source: OPP
Date: Fri Sep 27 03:42:16 MST 2024

(FORT FRANCES, ON) – Officers from the Rainy River District Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested and charged three individuals for drug trafficking, thanks to an investigation conducted by Frontline Patrol Officers of the Fort Frances OPP.

On Tuesday, September 24th, 2024, at approximately 4:00 pm, officers were dispatched to a local hotel, they began an investigation into three individuals located there.



The investigation resulted in the arrest of.

Ronald DESCHENES, 48 years old, from Thunder Bay Ontario, has been arrested and charged with the following offences:

Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking,
Failure to comply with release order (x2)
Micaela GRAVELLE, 27 years old, from Thunder Bay Ontario, has been arrested and charged with the following offences:

Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking,
Matthew REIMER, 34 years old, from Thunder Bay Ontario, has been arrested and charged with the following offences:

Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking
Two of the accused were remanded into custody and will next appear in front of the Ontario Court of Justice Fort Frances, on September 27th, 2024, the third was released with a court date scheduled for November 4th 2024, in the Ontario Court of Justice Fort Frances.

If you have any information about the trafficking of illicit substances in the Rainy River District, call the OPP at 1-888-310-1122. Should you wish to remain anonymous, you may call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2000. You may also report online at: http://www.p3tips.com/273.