Man accused of transporting fentanyl via train

 A 24-year-old from Moose Factory First Nation is in a jail cell, being denied bail and waiting for a court date on a charge of possession of fentanyl for the purpose of trafficking. 

Nishnawbe Aski Police say he was moving it via train from Cochrane to Moosonee on Monday. He was arrested in Cochrane the next day. 

 The estimated value of the suspected fentanyl is $40,000. 

Bob McIntyre
Bob McIntyre
News Director at the cluster of Vista radio stations that has Country 93.1 Timmins and Moose FM in Iroquois Falls, Cochrane, Kapuskasing and Hearst, as well as MyTimminsNow.com, MyCochraneNow.com and MyKapHearstNow.com . Proud to be born and raised in this area and glad to be home since 2018, after 18 years away.

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