Three People Are Arrested and Charges Include Drug Trafficking After the OPP East Region Community Street Crime Unit, a Canine Unit and Upper Ottawa Valley OPP Officers Make Arrests in Pembroke, a Third Person Is Also Arrested, and More Than 240 Grams of Cocaine, More Than $15,000 in Cash and a 2019 Jaguar Sedan Are Seized in Renfrew County, My Barry’s Bay Now Reports (October 19, 2026)
Three people were arrested, and the charges include drug trafficking, after an Ontario Provincial Police investigation into drug trafficking in Renfrew County, My Barry’s Bay Now reported on October 19, 2026. According to the outlet, the OPP seized more than 240 grams of cocaine and a 2019 Jaguar sedan, along with cell phones and more than $15,000 in cash. My Barry’s Bay Now says the OPP East Region Community Street Crime Unit, a canine unit and officers from Upper Ottawa Valley OPP made arrests in Pembroke last Wednesday, and that a 34-year-old Gatineau, Quebec resident was also arrested. The three people are not named.
The Seizure in Renfrew County
My Barry’s Bay Now reports that the seizure followed an investigation into drug trafficking in Renfrew County, and lists what was taken as more than 240 grams of cocaine, a 2019 Jaguar sedan, cell phones and more than $15,000 in cash.
The Three People Arrested
The outlet describes the three only by age and community: a 39-year-old Pembroke resident, a 27-year-old from Chalk River and a 34-year-old resident of Gatineau, Quebec. It reports that the OPP East Region Community Street Crime Unit, a canine unit and officers from Upper Ottawa Valley OPP made arrests in Pembroke last Wednesday, and separately says only that the Gatineau resident “was also arrested”; it gives no place or day for that arrest.
The Charges
My Barry’s Bay Now words the charges this way: “Charges include drug trafficking and possession of proceeds of property obtained by crime under $5,000.” Because the outlet says the charges include those two, the list below covers only the charges it names. All three are presumed innocent.
Charges, as My Barry’s Bay Now words them
- Drug trafficking — named in the report.
- Possession of proceeds of property obtained by crime under $5,000 — named in the report.
- Full charge list: My Barry’s Bay Now does not say which of the three face which charges, and does not list the charges in full.
- Court: My Barry’s Bay Now gives no court date.
Timeline
- Last Wednesday, date not givenThe OPP East Region Community Street Crime Unit, a canine unit and officers from Upper Ottawa Valley OPP arrest a 39-year-old Pembroke resident and a 27-year-old from Chalk River in Pembroke, following an investigation into drug trafficking in Renfrew County, My Barry’s Bay Now reports. A 34-year-old Gatineau, Quebec resident is also arrested; the outlet gives no place or day for that arrest.
- October 19, 2026My Barry’s Bay Now publishes its report, listing more than 240 grams of cocaine, a 2019 Jaguar sedan, cell phones and more than $15,000 in cash as seized, and the charges as including drug trafficking and possession of proceeds of property obtained by crime under $5,000.
Took part in the arrests in Pembroke, My Barry’s Bay Now reports.
Officers from Upper Ottawa Valley OPP took part in the arrests, according to the report.
Took part in the arrests, according to the report.
Sources
- My Barry’s Bay Now, “Charges laid after Jaguar sedan, cash, cocaine seized in Renfrew County,” October 19, 2026, by Paul Cluff — for the seizures, the arrests and the charges — mybarrysbaynow.com
The three people arrested are presumed innocent, and none of the charges has been tested in court. The allegations are those reported by My Barry’s Bay Now, which attributes the arrests and seizures to the Ontario Provincial Police. No gang or criminal organization has been named in connection with this case.