Five arrested in drug raid in Alfred-Plantagenet

Five residents of Alfred-Plantagenet Township face charges following a police raid in support of a Canadian Border Services investigation of suspected drug smuggling.

Armed with a search warrant, police raided a site in Alfred-Plantagenet Township on June 8. They were supporting a Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) investigation concerning suspect packages brought into Canada. The CBSA investigation had determined that a number of packages seized in transit contained marijuana clones meant for delivery to a residence in the township.

Police arrested Anthony Rouillard, 39, Jeremiah Rouillard, 18, Diane Theoret, 54, Jesse Whitford, 19, and Jacqueline Spenard, 24, all of Alfred-Plantagenet Township. Seized during the raid were a number of marijuana plants, marijuana clones, some cannabis resin, some Canadian currency, and one firearm. Estimated street value of all the seized drugs is more than $245,000.

During the raid, police also seized an assortment of equipment suspected of use in growing marijuana, producing cannabis resin, and for trafficking illegal drug products.

Anthony Rouillard is charged under federal drug laws with single counts of marijuana production, importing and possession of illegal drug substances, and two counts of possession of illegal drugs in quantities exceeding three kilograms for the purpose of trafficking. He is also charged with unauthorized possession of a firearm, careless storage of a firearm and/or ammunition, and possession of property obtained through crime exceeding $5,000 in value.

Jeremiah Rouillard, Theoret and Whitford are each charged under federal drug laws with production of marijuana and possession of an illegal drug exceeding three kilograms in amount for the purpose of trafficking. They are also all charged with unauthorized possession of a firearm and with careless storage of a firearm and/ or ammunition. Spenard is charged with production of marijuana.

The two Rouillards, Theoret and Spenard were released under a promise to appear at the July 27 provincial court session in L’Orignal. Whitford was held in custody overnight for a provincial court bail hearing the following day. He was then released with a scheduled June 15 provincial court appearance in L’Orignal.