Drugs and a firearm were seized and three men were arrested following a police raid of a Highway 7 residence in the Village of Norwood on Wednesday afternoon.
Around 4 p.m., members of Peterborough County OPP’s Community Street Crime Unit and the Central Region Emergency Response Team executed a search warrant granted under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act.
Officers found a shotgun and seized a number of drugs including Hydromorph Contin, cannabis resin and marijuana.
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Arrested and charged at the scene were three men from Norwood:
- Perry Jay Fawm, 51, is charged with unauthorized possession of a firearm; possession of a firearm while prohibited; possession of a schedule I controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking (Hydromorphcontin); Production of a Schedule II controlled substance (Cannabis Resin); possession of a Schedule II controlled substance (marijuana over 30 grams) and breach of a probation order to not to possess illegal drugs or substances. Fawm remains in custody pending a show cause hearing in the Ontario Court of Justice in Peterborough.
- Anthony Motuzas, 73, is charged with unauthorized possession of a firearm and two counts of possession of a Schedule II controlled substance. He will appear in court in Peterborough on Aug. 21.
- Timothy Motuzas, 33, is charged with unauthorized possession of a firearm and two counts of possession of a Schedule II controlled substance. He will appear in court on Sept. 21.