Brampton Residents Charged in Drug Trafficking Investigation
Published December 21, 2018 at 8:38 pm
A number of Brampton residents have been charged in connection with a drug trafficking investigation.
A number of Brampton residents have been charged in connection with a drug trafficking investigation.
According to York Regional Police, in September 2018 investigators with their Organized Crime Bureau – Guns, Gangs, & Drug Enforcement Unit, began an investigation into a suspect believed to be trafficking cocaine and heroin in York Region.
On December 19, undercover officers arrested two of the suspects during a drug transaction in Brampton.
A vehicle used by the suspects was searched and officers located a quantity of cocaine and heroin.
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On December 20, a search warrant was executed at a residence in Brampton and officers located a third suspect as well as a loaded handgun, approximately 200 unknown pills, scales and packaging materials.
20 year old Kwayne Barker and 24 year old Mark Duncan, both from Brampton, were charged with the following:
- Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm
- Possession of Restricted Firearm With Ammunition
- Possession of Firearm Knowing its Possession is Unauthorized
- Careless Storage of a Firearm
- Trafficking Cocaine
- Possession of Proceeds of Crime x 4
- Possession of Heroin for the Purpose of Trafficking
- Possession of Cocaine for the Purpose of Trafficking
A third Brampton man, 24 year old Tyrell Jones, faces charges of:
- Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm
- Possession of Restricted Firearm With Ammunition
- Possession of Firearm Knowing its Possession is Unauthorized
- Careless Storage of a Firearm
Anyone with information is asked to contact the York Regional Police Organized Crime Bureau- Guns, Gangs, & Drug Enforcement Unit, at 1-866-876-5423, ext.7441.
You can also call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS, or leave an anonymous tip online at www.1800222tips.com.
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