Incident Date
Incident Number
P20041617

Thunder Bay Police Service officers arrested 7 persons last night following reports that an Ambrose Street residence had been taken over by a group of drug traffickers.  Officers responded to the information and located the accused persons at the residence where they were taken into custody.

A subsequent investigation by investigators including members of the TBPS Intelligence Unit resulted in the seizure of a substance believed to be crack cocaine with a value of approximately $9,000 and cash believed to be over $5,000.

18-year-old Javoi Jeremiah ELWOOD of Toronto is charged with:

  • Possession (cocaine) for the purposes of trafficking
  • Proceeds of crime under $5,000
  • Being unlawfully in a dwelling house
  • Mischief under $5,000
  • 5 counts of Breach of probation

23-year-old Brendan Bryan GRAVELLE-SONEGO of Thunder Bay is charged with:

  • Possession (cocaine) for the purposes of trafficking
  • Proceeds of crime over $5,000
  • Being unlawfully in a dwelling house
  • Mischief under $5,000

35-year-old James Edward WABOOSE of Thunder Bay is charged with:

  • Possession (cocaine) for the purposes of trafficking
  • Proceeds of crime over $5,000
  • Being unlawfully in a dwelling house
  • Mischief under $5,000
  • Breach of probation

A 16-year-old male from Brampton is charged with:

  • Possession (cocaine) for the purposes of trafficking
  • Proceeds of crime over $5,000
  • Being unlawfully in a dwelling house
  • Mischief under $5,000

A 2nd 16-year-old male from Mississauga is charged with:

  • 2 Counts: Possession for purposes of trafficking
  • Proceeds of crime over $5,000
  • Being unlawfully in a dwelling house
  • Mischief under $5,000
  • 2 Counts: Failure to comply with a Judicial Release
  • Fail to comply with a Sentence Order

A 17 year old male from Brampton is charged with:

  • Possession (cocaine) for the purposes of trafficking
  • Proceeds of crime over $5,000
  • Being unlawfully in a dwelling house
  • Mischief under $5,000

A 15 year old male from Toronto is charged with:

  • Possession (cocaine) for the purposes of trafficking
  • Proceeds of crime over $5,000
  • Being unlawfully in a dwelling house
  • Mischief under $5,000
  • Failure to comply with a Judicial Release

All accused have been remanded into custody with future court dates.