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P21030275

Police charged an Ottawa man Sunday with drug-trafficking related offences amid an investigation into a possible home-takeover incident.

Thunder Bay Police Service officers with the Uniform Patrol Branch were dispatched to a residential address in the 200 block of Amelia Street West just after noon on Sunday, March 7 in response to reports of the possible home takeover and drug trafficking.

Officers arrived and learned an unwanted Ottawa man was in the home and using it for suspected drug-trafficking activities.

The accused was also found to be in possession of a quantity of suspected cocaine, a quantity of suspected fentanyl, cash in excess of $5,000CAD, and paraphernalia consistent with drug trafficking.

The accused was arrested and transported to the TBPS headquarters at 1200 Balmoral Street.

Nathnael Mesfin GIRMA, 18, of Ottawa, 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
• Being Unlawfully in a Dwelling

The accused appeared in bail court on Monday, March 8, and was remanded into custody with a future appearance date of Wednesday, March 10.

To learn more about home takeover, visit: https://www.thunderbay.ca/en/city-services/home-takeovers.aspx

Location
Thunder Bay