Police say, since July of this year members of the Niagara Regional Police Service, Guns, Gangs, and Grows unit has been conducting a drug investigation involving the sale of marihuana. Police identified one main person who was responsible for distributing marihuana to several different people within the Niagara Region. The investigation came to a conclusion on December 13th, when members of the Niagara Regional Police Service Guns, Gangs, and Grows Unit, Morality Unit, 1 District Street Crime Unit, PAVIS Unit and Toronto Guns, Gangs, and Grows Unit executed several search warrants throughout Niagara Region and Toronto.
On October 27th, 2015 a search warrant was executed on a Vine Street, St. Catharines apartment building, where 49-year-old David Bennett was arrested and charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking and Possession of Proceeds of Crime.
On November 17th, 2015 a search warrant was executed on a Martin Avenue, Niagara Falls home, where 34-year-old Jarrett Burchard was arrested and charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking, Possession of Proceeds of Crime, and Trafficking in a Controlled Substance. Also charged with Trafficking in a Controlled Substance was 29-year-old Andrew Lipischak of St. Catharines.
On December 1st, 2015 a CDSA search warrant was executed on a Merritt Street, St. Catharine home, where 30-year-old Andrew Deweese was charged with 3 counts of Possession of a Controlled Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking, 1 count of Trafficking in a Controlled Substance, 1 count of Possession of Proceeds of Crime, and 1 count of Breach of a release order. Also charged was 22-year-old Natalie Timco of Niagara Falls with 2 counts of Possession of a Controlled Substance.
On Sunday December 13th, 2015 Police executed 6 CDSA search warrants to bring this investigation to a conclusion. Search warrants were executed on homes on Strada Boulevard, Kirk Street, and Vine Street St. Catharines. Chrysler Avenue in Niagara Falls , and Trethewey Drive in Toronto.
Charged is 46-year-old Lan Ma of St. Catharines with 1 count of Possession of a Controlled Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking, 1 count of Trafficking in a Controlled Substance, and 4 counts of breach of his previous release order. Also charged is 50-year-old Thi Nguyen of Toronto with 1 count of Possession of a Controlled Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking and 1 count of Possession of the Proceeds of Crime. Also charged is 22-year-old Than Pham of Toronto with 1 count of Possession of a Controlled Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking. Also charged is 60-year-old Michel Lalonde of St. Catharines with 1 count of Possession of a Controlled Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking, 1 count of Possession of Proceeds of Crime and 1 count of Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm. Also charged is 20-year-old Julian Castillo of St. Catharines with 1 count of Possession of a Controlled Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking, and 1 count of Possession of Proceeds of Crime.
As a result of this investigation Police seized a total of 59.5 pounds of marihuana with a potential street value of $270,000.00, $2,400.00 worth of cocaine, fentanyl patches, a small amount of heroin and $15,850.00 in cash.
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