FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: October 27, 2025
Location: M’Chigeeng First Nation, Ontario
Incident: UF25003102

On October 24, 2025, at approximately 7:28 a.m., the UCCM Anishnaabe Police Service responded to a report of a vehicle running in the middle of the Finn’s Gas Bar parking lot with two occupants appearing to be unconscious inside.

Officers attended and located a blue 2025 Nissan Murano registered to a Sudbury resident. Upon approach, officers detected a strong odour of cannabis coming from the vehicle.

The driver was identified as Sylvie DUCHARME (45 years old) of Sudbury, and the passenger as Christian BERMUDEZ (31 years old) of Ottawa.

During the investigation, officers observed indicators of drug activity and conducted a search under the Cannabis Control Act.

As a result, police located and seized the following:

  • 957 Hydromorphone (8 mg) tablets
  • Approximately 1 gram of crack cocaine
  • 63 grams of illicit cannabis
  • 3 cannabis cigarettes
  • Digital scale with residue
  • 3 cell phones
  • $4,296 in Canadian currency

Both individuals were arrested and charged with Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking and related offences. They were held in custody for a bail hearing.

The UCCM Anishnaabe Police Service remains committed to proactive enforcement efforts targeting the trafficking of controlled substances within our First Nations communities.

For further information:
UCCM Anishnaabe Police Service
Phone: (705) 377-7135
Email: info@uccmpolice.com
Website: www.uccmpolice.com

Deputy Chief Dan Despatie

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Community Message

Community safety is a collaborative effort with our communities. UCCM Anishnaabe Police Service would like to remind the public that we must work together to ensure the safety, protection, and overall health and wellness of our communities. We need your help, your information, and your assistance to affect change.

Drug trafficking invites residual and lateral violence into our communities, such as home invasions, serious assaults, and homicides, and leads to the erosion of our communities through addiction, homelessness, and overdose deaths. We need to speak directly with the people who have the information we require to keep our communities safe.

The UCCM Anishnaabe Police Service, OPP Community Street Crime Unit, and Wikwemikong Tribal Police Service remain committed to working collaboratively and will continue to focus efforts on major crime operations that pose a direct and elevated threat to the safety, security, and wellness of our communities.

This Integrated Street Crime Unit is a Joint Force Operation that aims to identify and disrupt organized crime on Manitoulin Island through innovative technology, collaborative partnerships, and traditional police work — resulting in the arrest of those involved, holding them accountable, and the seizure of illegal drugs, prohibited firearms, and proceeds of crime.

If anyone has further information regarding any criminal activity, drug trafficking, and/or organized crime, please contact UCCM Police at 705-377-7135 or Sudbury Rainbow Crime Stoppers at 705-222-TIPS (8477) or 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or submit an online tip at www.sudburycrimestoppers.com

Together, we can make a difference.