A Toronto man previously arrested by police amid a drug trafficking investigation now faces a charge under the Canadian Quarantine Act.
Members of the Thunder Bay Police Service’s Intelligence Unit, with assistance from the OPP’s Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau and TBPS K9 Unit, executed a pair of search warrants at two addresses on Thursday, Oct. 29. Drugs were seized and four people arrested following those searches.
Continued investigation led police to discover one of the four arrested, a 26-year-old Toronto man, had travelled outside of Canada on Oct. 1, and travelled to Thunder Bay on Oct. 8 without completing the required 14-day quarantine.
On Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020, Dajshon Javon STEWART, 26, of Toronto was charged for Failure to Comply With an Order Prohibiting or Subjecting to any Condition the Entry Into Canada as set out by the emergency orders under the Quarantine Act.
On Friday, Oct. 30 STEWART had appeared in bail court in Thunder Bay to face charges of:
• Possession of Cocaine for the Purpose of Trafficking
• Possession of Fentanyl for the Purpose of Trafficking
• Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Under $5,000
• Resist Peace Officer
• Obstruct Peace Officer
• Possession of an Identity Document
• Failure to Comply with a Judicial Release
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Value of drugs seized estimated to total $225,000
Police have determined the estimated street value of drugs seized in two incidents last week totalled nearly $225,000.
The seizures were the result of an investigation into drug trafficking activity that led to a pair of warrants being executed by the Thunder Bay Police Service’s Intelligence Unit, assisted by the OPP – Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau and TBPS K9 Unit, on Thursday, Oct. 29.
The first warrant was executed at a hotel room in the 400 block of Memorial Avenue just before 5:30 p.m. There police located a quantity of Fentanyl, Cocaine, and suspected fake Percocet pills potentially containing Fentanyl.
During their search an accused arrived at the scene and was arrested after initially attempting to flee from police.
A second warrant was executed at a residential address in the 1500 block of Oliver Road at about 9:50 p.m. Police arrested three accused individuals at that location and seized a quantity of cocaine, a quantity of Fentanyl, more than $27,000 in cash and paraphernalia consistent with drug trafficking.
Jahzeigh STEPHENS, 27, of Mississauga, is charged with:
• Possession of Cocaine for the Purpose of Trafficking
• Possession of Fentanyl for the Purpose of Trafficking
• Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Over $5,000
Joseph Yvan Bill BLAIR, 50, of Thunder Bay, is charged with:
• Possession of Cocaine for the Purpose of Trafficking
• Possession of Fentanyl for the Purpose of Trafficking
• Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Over $5,000
Sydney Kathrina EGEBERG, 20, of Thunder Bay, is charged with:
• Possession of Cocaine for the Purpose of Trafficking
• Possession of Fentanyl for the Purpose of Trafficking
• Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Over $5,000
Dajshon Javon STEWART, 26, of Toronto, is charged with:
• Possession of Cocaine for the Purpose of Trafficking
• Possession of Fentanyl for the Purpose of Trafficking
• Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Under $5,000
• Resist Peace Officer
• Obstruct Peace Officer
• Possession of an Identity Document
• Failure to Comply with a Judicial Release
All four accused appeared in bail court on Friday, Oct. 30 and were remanded into custody with future appearance dates.