NEWS RELEASE
THUNDER BAY POLICE SERVICE
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Police arrested two southern Ontario males on charges relating to drug trafficking Tuesday.
Thunder Bay Police Service officers were at a residential address in the zero-to-100 block of Cumberland Street South just before 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 9 to execute an arrest warrant on an individual wanted for an October shooting incident.
While attending the residence, two male suspects were located and observed to be in possession of suspected crack cocaine.
The males were arrested at the scene without further incident.
A continued investigation found that, in addition to the suspected crack cocaine, the suspects were in possession of a quantity of suspected fentanyl, cash, and paraphernalia consistent with drug trafficking.
Both were transported to the TBPS headquarters at 1200 Balmoral Street.
A 17-year-old Niagara Falls male is charged with:
• Possession of Cocaine for the Purpose of Trafficking
• Possession of Fentanyl for the Purpose of Trafficking
• Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Under $5,000
Nsubuga Leonard KAASOZE, 18, of Toronto, is charged with:
• Possession of Cocaine for the Purpose of Trafficking
• Possession of Fentanyl for the Purpose of Trafficking
• Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Under $5,000
Both appeared in bail court on Wednesday, Nov. 10 and were remanded into custody with future appearance dates.
