Drug possession for the purpose of trafficking charges laid against civilian community member

From: National Defence

Drug possession for the purpose of trafficking charges laid against civilian community member

News release

Canadian Forces National Investigation Service stock photo.
Canadian Forces National Investigation Service stock photo © 2018 DND-MDN Canada

December 13, 2018 – Ottawa – National Defence/Canadian Armed Forces

On November 15, 2018, the Canadian Forces National Investigation Service (CFNIS) charged a civilian member with drug-related offences under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act.

The charges relate to alleged possession for the purpose of trafficking methamphetamine and Methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDMA) by the accused in September 2017 at or near Township of Esquimalt, B.C. and Canadian Force Base Esquimalt.

Noah William Currie, a civilian who was in area of Residential Housing Unit at the time of offence is currently in prison for other offences investigated by another Police Service. M. Currie is facing the following charges:

  • Two counts of possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking under section 5(2) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act;

The investigation started in June 2017 from a third party complaint about a member allegedly trafficking methamphetamine at a Residential Housing Unit in Victoria, B.C. Member was arrested on

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