DEU seizes $78,500 in illegal drugs during drug trafficking investigation

On June 18, 2024, members of the Greater Sudbury Police Service's Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU) were investigating a suspected drug trafficker. During the investigation, detectives observed the individual operating a vehicle while prohibited from driving due to a prior DUI conviction.

Detectives, with the assistance of Patrol Operations, conducted a traffic stop on Elm Street, where the individual was taken into custody.

After searching the individual and the vehicle, officers discovered 216 grams of fentanyl, 85 grams of cocaine, 484 grams of methamphetamine, a digital scale and more than $5,200 in cash. The value of the drugs seized is approximately $78,500.

As a result, Craig Hunda, 42, was charged with the following offenses under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) and the Criminal Code of Canada:

• Possession for the purpose of trafficking
• Possession for the purpose of trafficking
• Possession for the purpose of trafficking methamphetamine
• Possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000
• Driving a motor vehicle while prohibited
• Violation of probation

The individual was taken into custody overnight and attended bail court today, June 19, 2024, to answer the charges.

The GSPS Drug Enforcement Unit of the Integrated Crime Section remains committed to working collaboratively with our law enforcement and community partners by focusing its efforts on major criminal operations that pose a direct and high threat to the safety, security and the well-being of our community. The Integrated Crime Section aims to identify and disrupt organized crime in Greater Sudbury through innovative technology, collaborative partnerships and traditional police work resulting in the arrest of those involved, holding them accountable for their criminal activities and seizing illegal drugs, prohibited firearms and proceeds of crime. of crime.