Suspected cocaine, Canadian and US cash, and other items confiscated in a Wheatley raid are shown on February 23, 2026. Photo courtesy Essex County Ontario Provincial Police.Suspected cocaine, Canadian and US cash, and other items confiscated in a Wheatley raid are shown on February 23, 2026. Photo courtesy Essex County Ontario Provincial Police.
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Wheatley resident charged following cocaine bust

Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested a Wheatley resident after a raid early Friday.

Members of the Essex County OPP Street Crime Unit and the West Region OPP Emergency Response Team executed a warrant at around 5 a.m.

Suspected cocaine was confiscated, along with Canadian and U.S. currency, and other items. The total value of the items was $5,000.

The 37-year-old is charged with cocaine possession with intent to sell, possession of criminal proceeds under $5,000, and breach of a release order.

The charges have not been proven in court.

The suspect was held for a bail hearing in a Windsor court.

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