Four people facing cocaine trafficking charges following Lanark County drug investigation

Four people are facing drug trafficking charges after a months-long Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) investigation into suspected cocaine trafficking in Lanark County led to the execution of a search warrant and a vehicle stop in Mississippi Mills Township.

According to a release issued on Monday, July 6, 2026, the OPP East Region Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) says the investigation began in the spring of 2026 and focused on the suspected trafficking of cocaine out of a residence and a vehicle in Lanark County.

The investigation involved members of the East Region CSCU, as well as the OPP Canine Unit, Emergency Response Team (ERT), Lanark County Crime Unit, Regional Intelligence Unit and Lanark County OPP detachment.

On the morning of July 3, officers reportedly executed a search warrant at a residence shortly after 6:15 a.m. Later that morning, at approximately 8 a.m., investigators also stopped a vehicle on Highway 7.

Police detailed that four people were arrested after officers searched the vehicle and allegedly located suspected cocaine, cash and items consistent with drug trafficking, according to the release.

As a result of the investigation:

• Tamika Crabtree, 27, of Mississippi Mills, has been charged with possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking, namely cocaine.
• Robert Cummings, 51, of Mississippi Mills Township, has been charged with possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking, namely cocaine.
• Christopher Strickley, 44, of Mississippi Mills Township, was charged with possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking, namely cocaine.
• Kayla Plant, 34, of Mississippi Mills Township, was also charged with possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking, namely cocaine.

Cummings and Strickley were held in custody before being released following bail hearings. They are scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Perth on July 27.

Crabtree and Plant were released from custody and are scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Brockville on Aug. 17.

These charges have not been proven in court.