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Thunder Bay Police Service officers responded to a call for service regarding a disturbance at a home in the 700 block of Moore Avenue shortly after 1 a.m. on Friday, March 15, 2019.

An investigation into the incident led police to arrest an individual who was found to be in possession of a quantity of narcotics.
Police later obtained a search warrant for a vehicle that was connected to this investigation.

Police executed a search warrant at a home in the 300 block of Finlayson Street just before 6 p.m. on Thursday, March 14.

The search was part of an ongoing Fentanyl and cocaine trafficking investigation by the joint task force, which includes members from the Thunder Bay Police Service, OPP, Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service and Anishinabek Police Service.

As a result of the search police found and seized a quantity of Fentanyl, Crystal Methamphetamine, cocaine, Ritalin pills and Canadian currency.

Thunder Bay Police Service officers were dispatched to the 200 block of Pearl Street just before 3 p.m. Monday to investigate reports of suspicious activity in an apartment unit believed to be vacant.

When officers arrived they located a male and female inside the unit. The investigation revealed the apartment unit was vacant and the two individuals inside were not lawfully in the dwelling.

While officers were inside the apartment they observed paraphernalia consistent with drug trafficking and apparent drugs.

Officers also located more than $2,000 on the male.

Thunder Bay Police Service officers executed a search warrant on a Limbrick Street residence on Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019. As a result of that search a quantity of drugs and cash was seized.

Police can now confirm the cash seized totaled $135,877 CAD.

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Published Jan. 30, 2019

Thunder Bay Police Service officers responded to an apparent abandoned 911 call at a Limbrick Street residence at about 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019.

Thunder Bay Police officers, with assistance from the OPP, NAPS and APS, executed a search warrant at a Finlayson Street home on Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019.

As a result of that search a quantity of drugs and cash was seized. Police can now confirm the value of cash seized totaled $70,020 CAD.

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Published Jan. 30, 2019

Thunder Bay Police Service officers responded to a call for service at a residence in the 200 block of Finlayson Street just before 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019.

Thunder Bay Police Service officers responded to a call for service at a residence in the 200 block of Finlayson Street just before 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019.

Responding officers were allowed into the residence to check on the welfare of people inside. As a result a male at the residence was arrested for possession for the purpose of trafficking. Officers found the male was in possession of a quantity of suspected crack cocaine and a quantity of money.

Thunder Bay Police Service officers responded to an apparent abandoned 911 call at a Limbrick Street residence at about 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019.

When responding officers entered the residence to check on the safety of the occupants they observed two males near a toilet where a large amount of a white powdery substance was on the bathroom floor and around the toilet bowl. Plastic bags were also observed to be in the toilet bowl.

Thunder Bay Police officers attended reports of an unwanted person at the Victoria Inn at about 2:40 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 29.

When officers arrived they informed the male, who did not have a room at the hotel, that he had to leave the premises.

The male refused and assaulted one of the responding officers, at which point the officers placed him under arrest. The male resisted, but after some struggle police were able to apprehend him.

Officers with the Thunder Bay Police Service, Ontario Provincial Police, Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service and Anishinabek Police Service were preparing to execute a search warrant at a residence in the 700 block of Athens Drive at about 9 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 15.

While officers were en route a silver crossover SUV was observed leaving the residence. The vehicle, which had been reported stolen, was stopped by police.

Through the course of the investigation a passenger in the vehicle was arrested and charged for possession for the purpose of trafficking.

The Thunder Bay Police Service Intelligence Unit in conjunction with the Ontario Provincial Police and the Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service executed two warrants in the 100 block of Frederica Street On November 15, 2018.

As a result two males and a female were arrested. A large quantity of what is believed to be Fentanyl, a smaller quantity of what is believed to be cocaine and several different types of pills were seized.