Police arrested five people Wednesday, including three Toronto-area males, amid an investigation into drug-trafficking activity in Thunder Bay.
Thunder Bay Police Service members from the Emergency Task Unit and Intelligence Unit, with assistance from Uniform Patrol Branch and Community Oriented Response (COR) Unit officers, executed a search warrant at a residential address in the 100 block of Machar Avenue at about 3:40 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 7.
Once inside officers located five suspects connected to their investigation.
All five were placed under arrest without incident.
As a result of their search of the home, police located a quantity of suspected Fentanyl and cash.
Nicholas Lambros ANASTASAKIS, 21, of Toronto, is charged with:
• Possession of Fentanyl for the Purpose of Trafficking
• Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Under $5,000
Roger John Scott ARMSTRONG, 38, of Thunder Bay, is charged with:
• Possession of Fentanyl for the Purpose of Trafficking
• Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Under $5,000
Mohamed Majued DHOORE, 18, of Toronto, is charged with:
• Possession of Fentanyl for the Purpose of Trafficking
• Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Under $5,000
Melissa Lynn MCMILLAN, 38, of Thunder Bay, is charged with:
• Possession of Fentanyl for the Purpose of Trafficking
• Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Under $5,000
Zakkarria Abdulkadir Hussein WARDERE, 24, of Toronto, is charged with:
• Possession of Fentanyl for the Purpose of Trafficking
• Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Under $5,000
All five appeared in bail court on Thursday, Oct. 8 and were remanded into custody with future appearance dates.