2 Passed Out In Vehicle Arrested

Source: OPP
Date: Thu Jun 5 06:36:50 MST 2025

(WEST NIPISSING, ON) – Police arrested and charged two people with drugs and weapon related offences.



On Friday May 30, 2025, at approximately 12:10 p.m., the Nipissing West Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a traffic complaint of two people passed out in a parked motor vehicle on Main Street, West Nipissing.

Police attended the scene and arrested the two occupants. A search of the vehicle located a knife, prohibited weapon, cellular phones, scales, Canadian currency, and drugs suspected to be Fentanyl, hydromorphone, methamphetamine, and other drugs.

As a result of the investigation, Kyle GOULAIS, 41 years-of-age, from West Nipissing, was charged with:

Possession of firearm or ammunition contrary to Prohibition Order – two counts
Fail to comply with Probation Order
Possession of a prohibited device or ammunition
Possession property obtained by crime under $5,000
Possession of weapon for dangerous purpose
Possession of Firearm or Ammunition contrary to Prohibition Order
Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking – four counts
Possession of a Schedule IV substance for the purpose of trafficking
The accused was held for Bail Court, then remanded back into custody and is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice on Tuesday, June 24, 2025, in North Bay.

Cassandra PUSKAS, 35 years-of-age, from West Nipissing, was charged with:

Possession of firearm or ammunition contrary to Prohibition Order
Possession of a prohibited device or ammunition
Possession property obtained by crime under $5,000
Possession of weapon for dangerous purpose
Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking – four counts
Possession of a Schedule IV substance for the purpose of trafficking
The accused was held for Bail Court, then released and is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice on Tuesday, June 24, 2025, in North Bay.