A Peterborough man and teen are facing drug production charges in connection with a police investigation at a home at 814 Mountain Ash Rd. in Peterborough on Thursday (December 31).
After responding to an early morning fire at the home, the Peterborough fire department contacted police shortly after 7 a.m. on Thursday.
Following an investigation, police charged a 51-year-old man with producing a schedule III substance (psilocybin mushrooms) and with obstructing a police officer for trying to go back into a crime scene.
A 17-year-old male is charged with producing a schedule III substance (psilocybin mushrooms) failure to comply with an undertaking.
The 17-year-old cannot be identified under the Youth Criminal Justice Act. Police have also not released the name of the 51-year-old man, presumably because it may identify the 17-year-old.
The teenager is currently bound by an undertaking with a condition to remain at his residence between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m.
The 17-year-old accused was released on an undertaking and is scheduled to appear in court on January 16, 2021. The 51-year-old accused was released on an undertaking and is scheduled to appear in court on January 27, 2021.
