The Orillia OPP released details today about their involvement in a multi-jurisdictional investigation from March.
The Orillia detachment's community street crime unit, with assistance from the Muskoka OPP's community street crime unit, the Orillia crime unit, the OPP technical operations unit, the OPP physical surveillance unit, OPP helicopter and OPP Central Region's tactical response unit (TRU), "conducted a traffic stop" in Oshawa on March 13, notes a media release.
A male suspect fled the scene.
"The Central Region TRU team engaged and in the pursuit with the male a backpack was discarded," noted a media release from the Orillia OPP.
The male was subsequently taken into custody.
Orillia OPP Const. Derek Tilley said the male had been under surveillance by London and York police, in addition to the OPP.
He said the incident was investigated by the province's Special Investigations Unit (SIU), but he could not provide any details about the nature of that probe. Because of the SIU investigation, no details were released about the incident at the time.
"Now that the SIU has investigated and cleared the case, we can release the details," Tilley told OrilliaMatters.
The investigation determined the suspect was driving a stolen 2018 Dodge Ram. Also seized during the investigation was a Glock 17 9 mm handgun, two over-capacity 9 mm clips with ammunition, $2,610 in currency and quantities of methamphetamine, cocaine, fentanyl and oxycodone pills.
Riley Budd, a 23-year-old from North York, has been charged with:
- Careless use of firearm
- Possession of firearm knowing its possession is unauthorized
- Possession of firearm knowing its possession is unauthorized - two counts.
- Possession of prohibited or restricted firearm with ammunition
- Possession of firearm contrary to prohibition order - three counts.
- Possession of Schedule I substance - Purpose of trafficking Fentanyl
- Possession of Schedule I substance - Purpose of trafficking Cocaine
- Possession of Schedule I substance - Purpose of trafficking Methamphetamine
- Possession of Schedule I substance - Purpose of trafficking Oxycodone
- Possession of proceeds of crime (currency)
- Possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000
- Failure to comply with order - eight counts
The accused appeared before the Ontario Court of Justice in Orillia on March 14, 2023, to answer to the charges.
