Drug investigation shuts down residence in Sarnia, police seize $42k worth of drugs

Police seized the following items from a residence in Sarnia. (Sarnia Police)

A “trap house” in Sarnia was shut down on Monday following a drug investigation.

The house, located on Tecumseh Street, was shown in a YouTube video posted in January 2025. A group of young men are seen talking about drug trafficking in Sarnia while showing large amounts of cash.

Members of the Emergency Response Team and Major Case Action Team and SPS K9 executed a search warrant of the residence shortly before 9:00 p.m. on Aug. 25.

Police say they arrested four occupants, with one becoming combative which resulted in a TASER being deployed.

Police seized the following items:

• Loaded Glock Gen43X handgun (10 rounds in the magazine)
• Two additional 10-round capacity magazines
• Firearm speed loader
• Firearm holster
• 261 rounds of various ammunition
• Multiple cellphones
• 3.06g of suspected MDMA
• 0.43g of suspected crack cocaine
• 84 morphine pills
• 15 unidentified pills
• 39 Hydromorphone pills
• 77 Oxycodone pills
• 336.22g of pressed cocaine
• Drug packaging materials
• Digital scales
• $19,685 in cash

An estimated street value of the seized drugs amount to over $42,000.

The four men, two 20 year olds, one 21 year old and a 51 year old have been charged by police with the following:

• Possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking
• Possession of morphine for the purpose of trafficking
• Possession of oxycodone for the purpose of trafficking
• Possession of hydromorphone for the purpose of trafficking
• Possession of MDMA for the purpose of trafficking
• Possession of weapon for dangerous purpose
• Unauthorized possession of firearm
• Possession of firearm knowing its possession is unauthorized
• Possession of prohibited or restricted firearm with ammunition
• Knowledge of unauthorized possession of a firearm
• Careless storage of a firearm
• Possession of property obtained by crime over $5000

One faces additional two counts of failing to comply with probation and another faces an additional charge of failing to comply with a release order.

Each accused was remanded into custody during their appearance in bail court.