NEWS RELEASE
WATERLOO REGIONAL POLICE SERVICE
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Members of the Waterloo Regional Police Service's Drugs and Firearms Unit have arrested a male after completing an investigation.
On March 8, 2023, police completed a search warrant at a residence in the Jane Street and Finch Avenue area of Toronto in connection to the investigation.
As a result, police seized two loaded firearms, suspected fentanyl, and approximately $42,000 in Canadian currency.
A 26-year-old Toronto male has been arrested and charged with several criminal offences, including:
- Trafficking in a controlled substance
- Possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking
- Possession of a prohibited firearm (two counts)
- Careless storage of a firearm (two counts)
- Careless storage of ammunition
- Unauthorized possession of a firearm (two counts)
- Possession of a prohibited device (two counts)
- Breach of weapons prohibition order (two counts)
- Proceeds of crime over $5,000
The accused is scheduled to appear in court on March 9, 2023.
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