Media Release for Thursday, April 24, 2025

Calls for Service:
(April 23 at 8:00am – April 24 at 8:00am) 95

Drug Warrant Arrests

Three Toronto men are facing drug trafficking charges after the Peterborough Police Service Drug Unit executed a search warrant at a Peterborough residence Wednesday afternoon.

At approximately 3:00pm on April 23, 2025, officers with the Drug Unit and Emergency Response Team (ERT) searched a residence on Driscoll Terrace near Hunter Street East after a drug investigation that started earlier this year.  One man was arrested by officers attempting to flee the residence and two others were apprehended by K9 Isaac and arrested by officers after a brief foot pursuit downtown in the area of Dalhousie and George Street.  

 During the search of the residence officers located:

• Loaded firearm
• 53.7 grams of Cocaine
• 11.1 grams of Fentanyl
• 30 Percocet Pills
• Cellphones
• Over $5000 in Canadian currency

As a result,

A 24-year-old Scarborough man was arrested and charged with:

• Traffick in Schedule I substance- Cocaine
• Traffick in Schedule I substance- Cocaine
• Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of Trafficking - Cocaine
• Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of Trafficking- Other Drugs (Fentanyl)
• Possession of proceeds of property obtained by crime over $5000 - in Canada
• Possession of Weapon for Dangerous Purpose
• Possession of loaded prohibited or restricted firearm
• Unauthorized possession of a prohibited or restricted firearm

The accused is being held in custody and will appear in court today, April 24, 2025.

A 23-year-old Scarborough man was arrested and charged with:

• Traffick in Schedule I substance- Cocaine X3
• Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of Trafficking - Cocaine
• Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of Trafficking- Other Drugs (Fentanyl)
• Possession of proceeds of property obtained by crime over $5000 - in Canada

The accused is being held in custody and will appear in court today, April 24, 2025.

A 21-year-old Toronto man was arrested and charged with:

• Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of Trafficking - Cocaine
• Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of Trafficking- Other Drugs (Fentanyl)
• Possession of proceeds of property obtained by crime under $5000 - in Canada

The accused is being held in custody and will appear in court today, April 24, 2025.

Warrant Arrest

A 31-year-old Peterborough man wanted on two warrants was arrested without incident Wednesday evening by officers on foot patrol in downtown Peterborough.

At approximately 7:15pm on April 23, 2025, officers in the area of Hunter Street and George Street spotted the man wanted for theft under $5000 X3, fail to comply with probation X5, use of a credit card X2 and fail to comply with an appearance notice. 

The accused is being held in custody and will appear in court today, April 24, 2025.

Sandra Dueck
Manager, Strategic Communication Services
Peterborough Police Service
sdueck@peterborough.ca
705-876-1122 x217