$360,000 drugs bust in Thorold leads to 4 people being charged

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Published April 7, 2022 at 6:00 pm

Four people will appear in a St. Catharines court tomorrow after being charged in relation to a drugs bust in Thorold earlier this week.

The Niagara Regional Police Services says that after a nearly three-months-long investigation into the distribution of illegal drugs throughout Niagara Region, street crime detectives obtained a search warrant and moved in on a residence in Thorold on Wednesday (April 6). After executing the warrant, a loaded 9-millimetre firearm, 825 grams of crystal methamphetamine, 637 grams of fentanyl, 58 grams of cocaine, and $2,100 believed to be from the proceeds of crime was seized.

The combined estimated street value is $360,000, NRPS says.

Four people, all hailing from the Toronto area, were arrested and all face a suite of charges.

None of the accusations have been proven in court.

Kimera Fullwood, age 23, of Toronto is charged with the following offences:

  • Possession for the purpose of trafficking crystal methamphetamine — Controlled Drugs and Substances Act
  • Possession for the purpose of trafficking fentanyl — Controlled Drugs and Substances Act
  • Possession for the purpose of trafficking cocaine — Controlled Drugs and Substances Act
  • Possession of a firearm knowing its possession is unauthorized — Criminal Code of Canada
  • Possession of a prohibited restricted firearm with ammunition — Criminal Code of Canada
  • Possession of a firearm knowing the serial number has been tampered with — Criminal Code of Canada
  • Careless storage of a firearm — Criminal Code of Canada
  • Possession of proceeds obtained by crime — Criminal Code of Canada

Tremaine Clarke, 29, of Toronto is charged with the following offences:

  • Possession for the purpose of trafficking crystal methamphetamine — Controlled Drugs and Substances Act
  • Possession for the purpose of trafficking fentanyl — Controlled Drugs and Substances Act
  • Possession for the purpose of trafficking cocaine — Controlled Drugs and Substances Act
  • Possession of a firearm knowing its possession is unauthorized — Criminal Code of Canada
  • Possession of a prohibited restricted firearm with ammunition — Criminal Code of Canada
  • Possession of a firearm knowing the serial number has been tampered with — Criminal Code of Canada
  • Careless storage of a firearm — Criminal Code of Canada
  • Possession of proceeds obtained by crime — Criminal Code of Canada
  • Failure to comply with release order — Criminal Code of Canada

Hamzah Mohamed, 23, of Toronto is charged with the following offences:

  • Possession for the purpose of trafficking crystal methamphetamine — Controlled Drugs and Substances Act
  • Possession for the purpose of trafficking fentanyl — Controlled Drugs and Substances Act
  • Possession for the purpose of trafficking cocaine — Controlled Drugs and Substances Act
  • Possession of a firearm knowing its possession is unauthorized — Criminal Code of Canada
  • Possession of a prohibited restricted firearm with ammunition — Criminal Code of Canada
  • Possession of a firearm knowing the serial number has been tampered with — Criminal Code of Canada
  • Careless storage of a firearm — Criminal Code of Canada
  • Possession of proceeds obtained by crime — Criminal Code of Canada
  • Failure to comply with release order — Criminal Code of Canada

Hasnan Sandhu, 20, of Toronto is charged with the following offences:

  • Possession for the purpose of trafficking crystal methamphetamine — Controlled Drugs and Substances Act
  • Possession for the purpose of trafficking fentanyl — Controlled Drugs and Substances Act
  • Possession for the purpose of trafficking cocaine — Controlled Drugs and Substances Act
  • Possession of a firearm knowing its possession is unauthorized — Criminal Code of Canada
  • Possession of a prohibited restricted firearm with ammunition — Criminal Code of Canada
  • Possession of a firearm knowing the serial number has been tampered with — Criminal Code of Canada
  • Careless storage of a firearm — Criminal Code of Canada
  • Possession of proceeds obtained by crime — Criminal Code of Canada

The police say their investigation remains open. Anyone with information about this investigation is asked to contact NRPS detectives at 905-688-4111, ext. 1022200.

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