THUNDER BAY — City police have arrested five people after drugs and a loaded handgun were seized in a search of a south-side residence.
In a release issued on Friday, Thunder Bay Police said on Thursday, Jan. 3, they executed a warrant at a residence in the 1000 block of Donald Street, where they allegedly seized quantities of suspected cocaine, crack cocaine and fentanyl, with an estimated street value of $120,000 or more. A firearm, cash totalling more than $13,000 and paraphernalia consistent with drug trafficking were also allegedly seized in the raid.
A 39-year-old woman from Thunder Bay, a 19-year-old man from Scarborough, a 21-year-old man from Scarborough, a 17-year-old from Bradford and a 15-year-old from Toronto are charged with numerous offences.
- Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking (cocaine)
- Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking (fentanyl)
- Possession of Proceeds of Crime over $5,000
- Careless Storage of a Firearm
- Possession of Loaded Prohibited Firearm
- Knowledge of Unauthorized Possession of Firearm
- Unauthorized Possession of Weapon
- Unauthorized Possession of Firearm
The 39-year-old from Thunder Bay was charged with breach of a judicial release order. The 15-year-old was charged with two counts of possession of a firearm contrary to order, breach of judicial release order, breach of peace bond and two counts of breach of probation. The 17-year-old faces two counts of breach of a peace bond.
The accused appeared in court on Friday.
It is Newswatch policy not to name suspects in cases in which it is unlikely we will follow the case through to its conclusion in court. The names of youth younger than 18 are protected under the Youth Criminal Justice Act.
