A raid on a Thorold residence on Wednesday turned up $360,000 worth of hard drugs and a loaded firearm, police said in a news release on Thursday afternoon. A quartet from Toronto are facing a slew of drug- and weapons charges after they were arrested.
NRPS said street crime detectives from multiple detachments in Niagara had been working on an investigation into the regional drug trade since January. When officers descended on an address in the Bowman Crescent- and Wilkerson Street area in Thorold on Wednesday, they stumbled over a loaded 9mm firearm, 825 grams of crystal methamphetamine, 637 grams of fentanyl, 58 grams of cocaine. $2100 believed to be from the proceeds of crime was seized.
The following persons were arrested and charge, police said:
Kimera FULLWOOD (23 years) of Toronto is charged with the following offences:
• Possession for the purpose of trafficking crystal methamphetamine – Controlled Drugs and Substances Act
• Possession for the purpose of trafficking fentanyl – Controlled Drugs and Substances Act
• Possession for the purpose of trafficking cocaine – Controlled Drugs and Substances Act
• Possession of a firearm knowing its possession is unauthorized – Criminal Code of Canada
• Possession of a prohibited restricted firearm with ammunition – Criminal Code of Canada
• Possession of a firearm knowing the serial number has been tampered with – Criminal Code of Canada
• Careless storage of a firearm – Criminal Code of Canada
• Possession of proceeds obtained by crime – Criminal Code of Canada
Tremaine CLARKE (29 years) of Toronto is charged with the following offences:
• Possession for the purpose of trafficking crystal methamphetamine – Controlled Drugs and Substances Act
• Possession for the purpose of trafficking fentanyl – Controlled Drugs and Substances Act
• Possession for the purpose of trafficking cocaine – Controlled Drugs and Substances Act
• Possession of a firearm knowing its possession is unauthorized – Criminal Code of Canada
• Possession of a prohibited restricted firearm with ammunition – Criminal Code of Canada
• Possession of a firearm knowing the serial number has been tampered with – Criminal Code of Canada
• Careless storage of a firearm – Criminal Code of Canada
• Possession of proceeds obtained by crime – Criminal Code of Canada
• Fail to comply with release order – Criminal Code of Canada
Hamzah MOHAMED (23 years) of Toronto is charged with the following offences:
• Possession for the purpose of trafficking crystal methamphetamine – Controlled Drugs and Substances Act
• Possession for the purpose of trafficking fentanyl – Controlled Drugs and Substances Act
• Possession for the purpose of trafficking cocaine – Controlled Drugs and Substances Act
• Possession of a firearm knowing its possession is unauthorized – Criminal Code of Canada
• Possession of a prohibited restricted firearm with ammunition – Criminal Code of Canada
• Possession of a firearm knowing the serial number has been tampered with – Criminal Code of Canada
• Careless storage of a firearm – Criminal Code of Canada
• Possession of proceeds obtained by crime – Criminal Code of Canada
• Fail to comply with release order – Criminal Code of Canada
Hasnan SANDHU (20 years) of Toronto is charged with the following offences:
• Possession for the purpose of trafficking crystal methamphetamine – Controlled Drugs and Substances Act
• Possession for the purpose of trafficking fentanyl – Controlled Drugs and Substances Act
• Possession for the purpose of trafficking cocaine – Controlled Drugs and Substances Act
• Possession of a firearm knowing its possession is unauthorized – Criminal Code of Canada
• Possession of a prohibited restricted firearm with ammunition – Criminal Code of Canada
• Possession of a firearm knowing the serial number has been tampered with – Criminal Code of Canada
• Careless storage of a firearm – Criminal Code of Canada
• Possession of proceeds obtained by crime – Criminal Code of Canada
The charges have not been proven in court.
Correction: A previous version of the article incorrectly stated that the raid took place in Thorold south. ThoroldToday has corrected the error.
