Charges laid for violating the quarantine act and drug possession count in another incident

Two people from Pennsylvania are facing charges for failing to comply with the conditions upon Entering Canada under a section of the Quarantine Act.

OPP say people who enter Canada from another country must quarantine for 14 days.

The 47 and 48 year old were both issued a Provincial Offence Notice with a set fine of $1000.

Three other people were educated by police.

The charges were laid in connection with an incident in Chisholm Township.

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Nipissing West OPP have charged a 30 year old Sturgeon Falls woman with possession of an opioid.

Police say the charge was laid on Tuesday afternoon after police received a report of two unwanted persons at a residence in Sturgeon Falls.

Police say they discovered one of them was in possession of what is suspected to be fentanyl.

(photo by station staff)