Updated October 2, 2026 @ 4:22pm
Eight people, ranging in age from 31 to 48, were taken into custody when Barrie Police executed a warrant as part of a drug investigation launched last month.
Police say the warrant was executed at an address on Maple Avenue near Dunlop Street West around 8 p.m. Thursday.
They said loud noises heard in the area at the time were police entering the building, and no firearms were discharged during the incident.
As a result of the investigation, five people face various drug-related charges.
Additionally, a 34-year-old man was arrested on a warrant, a 36-year-old woman was arrested for obstructing an offer, and a 32-year-old man was arrested on a warrant and obstructing an officer.
The investigation is ongoing.
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Original story - Oct. 1, 2026
Barrie Police say they carried out a warrant related to drug offences on Thursday night, in the area of Maple Avenue and Dunlop Street West in the downtown.
Nine people were taken in custody.
"We can confirm that loud noises reported in the area at the time were related to police entry into the building, there were no firearms discharged," police said in a social media post.
Several police officers were seen underneath a white tent in an alley off of Maple Avenue several hours after the raid was carried out.
The area of the police activity has been notorious for open drug use in the alley and in front of a boarded up residence on Maple Avenue.
