Three people were charged in two drug busts in the City of Belleville on July 29, 2026.
Members of the Belleville Police Service Drugs, Intelligence and Street Crime Unit executed a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act search warrant at a local hotel in the Belleville area.
They arrested two males from the Greater Toronto Area, with both males being taken into custody without incident.
Twenty-year-old Daequane Bennett of Toronto man was charged with the following offences and held for a bail hearing:
- Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking – cocaine
- Proceeds of crime under $5000
- Fail to comply with release order
Twenty-three-year-old Shayne Forrest of Brampton was charged with the following offences and held for a bail hearing:
- Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking – cocaine
- Proceeds of crime under $5000
- Fail to comply with probation order
As a result, police seized:
- $1,440 in Canadian currency
- 634.6 grams of cocaine – roughly 22 ounces
- three cellphones
Shortly after, police arrested a third person at a local establishment before executing a CDSA search warrant at a downtown location.
Thirty-four-year-old Christy Fry of Belleville was charged with the following offences and held for a bail hearing:
- Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking – cocaine
- Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking – fentanyl
- Proceeds of crime under $5000
As a result, police seized:
- $980 in Canadian Ccurrency
- one cell phone
- 5.6 grams of cocaine
- 1 gram of fentanyl
