(NORTH GLENGARRY TWP., ON) – Three people have been arrested following a drug trafficking investigation in Alexandria.
The investigation began in January.
On Tuesday, March 11, 2025, members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) East Region Community Street Crime Unit, assisted by officers from the SD&G Detachment, executed a search warrant at a residence on Victoria Street West. Officers were assisted at the scene by North Glengarry Bylaw Enforcement and the North Glengarry Fire Services.
Officers seized suspected cocaine and suspected psilocybin, as well as an imitation handgun and items typically associated with drug trafficking. Three people were arrested at the scene.
Lawrence HUSHARD, age 61, Richard LAJOIE, age 71 and Andreas TSASSIS, age 55, all residents of Alexandria, located within North Glengarry Township, have been charged with possession of a Schedule 1 substance for the purpose of trafficking.
HUSHARD has also been charged with possession of a Schedule 3 substance.
TSASSIS faces additional two counts of failure to comply with a release order.
HUSHARD and LAJOIE have been released from custody and are scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Cornwall on April 17, 2025.
TSASSIS was remanded in custody following a bail hearing and is scheduled to appear in court again on March 25, 2025.