Lorenzo CATALANO – Trafficking

Source: OPP
Date: Sat Mar 8 08:11:09 MST 2025

(MADAWASKA VALLEY TWP, ON) – The Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged a person with drug charges after a R.I.D.E. check in Madawaska Valley Township.



On Thursday, March 6, 2025, shortly after 9:30 p.m., officers set up a R.I.D.E. checkpoint on Bay Street in Barry’s Bay. One person was arrested after a Roadside Screening Device was utilized. The individual was transported to the detachment for further testing. During the search of the vehicle, officers located suspected cocaine, suspected methamphetamine, suspected heroin, as well as cash.



Lorenzo CATALANO, 56 years old, of Richmond Hill was charged with two counts of possession of a schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking as well as possession of a schedule I substance.

The accused was released and is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Pembroke on April 1, 2025.