Unwanted man found flushing drugs in Thunder Bay home: police

An undated photo of a Thunder Bay Police Service vehicle. (File photo/Thunder Bay Police Service/Facebook)

A 21-year-old man from southern Ontario is in custody facing multiple charges, including drug trafficking, after an incident at a Thunder Bay apartment building.

The Thunder Bay Police Service responded to a call at a residential building in the 200 block of Pearl Street on Thursday.

“An unwanted male was located in a unit and observed attempting to discard suspected controlled drugs in a toilet,” said police in a news release.

Police said they seized quantities of suspected fentanyl and oxycodone at the scene. Officers also confiscated an undisclosed amount of cash and paraphernalia consistent with drug trafficking.

As a result of the investigation, the man from Brampton has been charged with two counts of drug trafficking, possession of property obtained by crime, being unlawfully in a dwelling, obstruction and breach of probation.

The accused was remanded into custody and is scheduled to appear in court at a later date.