THUNDER BAY – NEWS – Thunder Bay Police made arrests on Dease Street yesterday afternoon. Several people were taken into custody.
In a statement from Thunder Bay Police, “On October 24, 2018 members of the Thunder Bay Police Service Intelligence Unit with the assistance of the Emergency Tactical Unit executed a search warrant on a residence located on the first block of Dease Street. When police entered the residence a total of eight people were found to be inside, two of which were youths. A small amount of crack cocaine, contaminated paraphernalia indicative of drug trafficking and approximately $10,000 to $15,000 in Canadian currency were seized. Five people were arrested and charged.”
Charges Laid in Dease Street Drug Bust
Yaqub Mohamed, 25 years old of Scarborough Ontario a member of the Crips Street Gang is charged with the following offences:
Possession of Property Obtained by a Crime over $5,000
Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking – Cocaine
Anthony Gillespie, 24 years old of Toronto Ontario is charged with the following offences:
Possession of Property Obtained by a Crime over $5,000
Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking – Cocaine
Lorraine Chief, 51 years old and Jeffrey Pearreault, 45 years old of Thunder Bay is charged with the following offences:
Possession of Property Obtained by a Crime over $5,000
Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking – Cocaine
Walter Baxter, 27 years old of Thunder Bay is charged with the following offences:
Possession of Property Obtained by a Crime over $5,000
Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking – Cocaine
Breach of Probation
All person appeared in court this morning and were remanded into custody.
None of the charges have been proven in court.
