NEWS RELEASE
THUNDER BAY POLICE SERVICE
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Two males from the Greater Toronto Area, including a 15-year-old, were arrested after they were discovered to be in possession of cocaine and fentanyl.
Thunder Bay Police Service officers with the Uniform Patrol Branch were dispatched to a residential address in the 200 block of Amelia Street West just before 7:45 a.m. on Monday, April 11 following reports of a stabbing that had just occurred.
When police arrived, they located a male, who was having paramedics with Superior North EMS attend to injuries believed to have been sustained from a recent assault.
Further investigation led officers to a nearby apartment. As a result of that continued investigation, police located two males connected to drug trafficking activity. They were identified, arrested and transported to the TBPS headquarters at 1200 Balmoral Street.
A quantity of suspects fentanyl, a quantity of suspected cocaine, cash and paraphernalia consistent with drug trafficking.
A 15-year-old male from Pickering, Ont., is charged with:
• Possession of Fentanyl for the Purpose of Trafficking
• Possession of Cocaine for the Purpose of Trafficking
• Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Under $5,000
The identity of the youth is being withheld in accordance with the Youth Criminal Justice Act.
Raphael Oladele FEHINTOLA, 20, of Markham, Ont., is charged with:
• Possession of Fentanyl for the Purpose of Trafficking
• Possession of Cocaine for the Purpose of Trafficking
• Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Under $5,000
• Failure to Comply with Release Order
Both appeared in bail court on Tuesday, April 12 and were remanded into custody with future appearance dates.
