Three suspects, ages 17, 19 and 34, all from southern Ontario, are facing numerous drug and weapons charges following an operation by Ontario Provincial Police last week in Thunder Bay. Police seized a handgun, ammunition and about $370,000 in illicit drugs in Thunder Bay, including cocaine and fentanyl. The OPP’s Guns and Gangs Enforcement Team, with help from the repeat offender parole enforcement squad, “conducted coordinated enforcement in Thunder Bay, leading to the arrest of three individuals believed to be trafficking controlled substances within the region,” police said in a news release Nov. 6. Seized items include drugs believed to be 3.5 kg of cocaine, 432 grams of crack cocaine, 14 grams of fentanyl, a handgun and extended-capacity magazine, ammunition and four cellphones. “The estimated street value of the drugs seized is $370,000,” police said. Suspects from Brampton, Whitby Two people from Brampton, ages 17 and 19, have been charged with drug trafficking and numerous weapons offences. The adult accused was held in custody for a bail hearing and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Thunder Bay on Nov. 9. The young person was released from custody and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice at a later date. A 34-year-old from Whitby was charged with drug trafficking and was scheduled to appear at a bail hearing in Thunder Bay on Nov. 6. Police added that anyone with any information about the possession, manufacturing or trafficking of illicit drugs should contact the OPP at 1-888-310-1122.
