Police arrested five suspects, including one adult and two youths from southern Ontario, following the search of a north-side home Tuesday evening.
Members of the Thunder Bay Police Service’s Intelligence Unit, with assistance from the K9 Unit, executed a search warrant at a residential address in the 300 block of Tamarack Place at about 9 p.m. on Tuesday, May 25.
The search warrant was obtained as a result of an ongoing investigation into drug-trafficking activity.
When officers entered the home, they located two male suspects, and arrested both despite a brief struggle with one. Three other suspects were arrested at the scene without further incident.
The five accused individuals were transported to the TBPS headquarters at 1200 Balmoral Street.
Following a search of the home, police located and seized a quantity of suspected crack cocaine, a quantity of suspected fentanyl, and paraphernalia consistent with drug trafficking.
Candace Anne KEESIC-BEARMAN, 39, of Thunder Bay, is charged with:
• Possession of Cocaine for the Purpose of Trafficking
• Possession of Fentanyl for the Purpose of Trafficking
Daijohn Anthony RICHARDS, 18, of Toronto, is charged with:
• Possession of Cocaine for the Purpose of Trafficking
• Possession of Fentanyl for the Purpose of Trafficking
Peter Sinclair Thomas WESLEY, 43, of Thunder Bay, is charged with:
• Possession of Cocaine for the Purpose of Trafficking
• Possession of Fentanyl for the Purpose of Trafficking
A 17-year-old Toronto male is charged with:
• Possession of Cocaine for the Purpose of Trafficking
• Possession of Fentanyl for the Purpose of Trafficking
• Resist Arrest
A 17-year-old London, Ont., male is charged with:
• Possession of Cocaine for the Purpose of Trafficking
• Possession of Fentanyl for the Purpose of Trafficking
All five appeared in bail court on Wednesday, May 26, and were remanded into custody with future appearance dates.