Four arrested, cocaine seized amid drug trafficking investigation

NEWS RELEASE
THUNDER BAY POLICE SERVICE
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Police charged four people and seized a quantity of cocaine following a search of a home on the city’s north side Thursday morning.

Members of the Thunder Bay Police Service and the OPP conducted a search at a residential address in the zero-to-100 block of Clarkson Street South just before 10 a.m. on Thursday, July 16. The search warrant was a result of an ongoing investigation into drug trafficking activity from that address.

When officers entered the home they located four suspects, all of whom were arrested without incident at the scene.

A search of the home led to the seizure of a quantity of Cocaine, paraphernalia consistent with drug trafficking and firearm ammunition.

Joshua METANSINNE, 29, of Thunder Bay, is charged with Possession of Cocaine for the Purpose of Trafficking.

Nolan Mathew MEQUANAWAP, 25, of Thunder Bay, is charged with Possession of Cocaine for the Purpose of Trafficking.

Celine Marie BELLEAU, 38, of Thunder Bay, is charged with Possession of Cocaine for the Purpose of Trafficking and Breach of Probation.

Cherise Julia Kristy ANDERSON, 21, of Thunder Bay, is charged with Possession of Cocaine for the Purpose of Trafficking.

All four appeared in bail court on Friday, July 17 and were remanded into custody with future appearance dates.