Purple fentanyl seized by police during Penetanguishene drug bust

Police have charged three people after a raid on a Penetanguishene home Oct. 22.

Officers with the Southern Georgian Bay OPP community street crime unit executed a search warrant at a Yeo Street residence at 9:30 p.m. The search was part of an ongoing investigation into recent drug-related incidents in and around Penetanguishene and Midland.

Local police, along with members of the OPP Central Region emergency response team, seized a quantity of purple fentanyl, drug-related paraphernalia and more than $8,000 in cash.

A 28-year-old Georgian Bay Township man, 30-year-old Penetanguishene man and 50-year-old Tiny Township man are all facing charges.

The younger men have both been charged with possession of an opioid, possession of an opioid for the purpose of trafficking, and possession of property obtained by crime.

The 50-year-old has been charged with possession of an opioid.

All three are slated to appear in court in Midland in late November and early December.