Five Niagara Residents Charged in Drug Trafficking Investigation

Friday, 3 January 2020 at 13:19

By Marcie Culbert

Charges have been charged in a massive drug bust.

Police searched three homes yesterday; one in Thorold, one in Welland and another in Hamilton.

They seized five guns, over 200 rounds of ammunition, brass knuckles, $39,000 cash and the following drugs.

- Crystal meth (over $34,000 worth)

- Fentanyl ($29,000 worth)

- Cocaine (over $20,000 worth)

- Hydromorphine ($2,500 worth)

The NRP arrested and charged five people from Niagara.

They range in age from 28 and 39-years-old. Two of them are from Thorold and the remaining three live in Welland.

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