SANDY LAKE — According to the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service (NAPS), a Kingston man is facing charges he was found in Sandy Lake with a large sum of cash and a fake driver’s licence.
On the evening of Sept. 9, officers with NAPS received a call about a suspicious male using a possible fake identity to board a flight.
When officers arrived, they identified the male as being a suspect connected to a 2023 drug trafficking incident in Fort Severn.
Further investigation also revealed he had forged a fake driver’s licence and about $50,000, which was suspected to have been obtained through criminal activity.
He was arrested and taken into custody without further incident.
As a result, the 28-year-old from Kingston was charged with possession of property obtained by crime, two counts of having forged documents, obstructing a police officer, and failure to comply with a release order.
NAPS stated the release condition was linked to a separate charge of drug trafficking in 2023.
The accused appeared in bail court on Sept. 10 and was remanded into custody with a future appearance date.
