Windsor police seize $21,780 in drugs, charge 20-year-old

Windsor police have charged a 20-year-old after an arrest on Nov. 3, 2026, and a subsequent search of a home on Meadowbrook Lane that yielded cash and drugs. Police estimated the value of the seized drugs at approximately $21,780.

Officers were following up on a criminal offence that took place earlier in November, police said. With help from the Drugs and Guns Enforcement Unit, known as DIGS, and the Emergency Services Unit, they located and arrested the 20-year-old without incident.

After the arrest, officers executed a search warrant at a residence in the 3100 block of Meadowbrook Lane. Police said the items seized included:

• $11,780 in Canadian currency and $100 in U.S. currency;
• 15.2 grams of fentanyl and 81.5 grams of crystal meth;
• 23.9 grams of crack cocaine and 26 grams of cocaine;
• 119 hydromorphone pills, 30 oxycodone pills and 56 clonazepam pills;
• 417.6 grams of cannabis and 100 cannabis vape pens;
• Two digital scales, one cellphone and packaging materials.

Austin Bernard Martin, 20, is charged with six counts of possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking. Martin also faces charges of possession of a Schedule IV substance for the purpose of trafficking, possession of cannabis for the purpose of selling and possession of proceeds of crime over $5,000.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Windsor Police Service DIGS Unit at 519-255-6700, ext. 4361.