Two veteran Leeds County OPP officers were among nine arrested in connection with illegal drug activity after seven search warrants were executed Nov. 12 following an 18-month investigation.

Police say that the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau and OPP Professional Standards Bureau, with the assistance of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), OPP Emergency Response Team (ERT) and the Service de police de la Ville de Montréal (SPVM), conducted an 18-month investigation into criminal activity by police officers in Leeds County.

Police say "Project Arrowtown" was launched in May 2014 and as a result, on Nov. 12 investigators executed seven search warrants and arrested nine individuals, including two OPP officers. A warrant is outstanding for one adult male.

Provincial Constable Jason Redmond, 36, of Lyn was charged with Obstruction of Justice; Trafficking a Schedule II Substance – Marijuana (3 Counts); Forgery; Breach of Trust. Redmond is a 10-year member of the OPP, posted to Leeds County detachment. He has been suspended from duty with pay in accordance with the Police Services Act (PSA). He was released on a Promise to Appear and Officer-In Charge Undertaking to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice, Brockville, on January 8, 2016.

Provincial Constable David Volgelzang, 41, of Elizabethtown was charged with Obstruction of Justice. Volgelzang is a 16-year member of the OPP, posted to Leeds County detachment. He has been suspended from duty with pay in accordance with the Police Services Act (PSA). He was released on a Promise to Appear and Officer-In Charge Undertaking to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice, Brockville, on January 8, 2016.