Niagara Regional Police say a Toronto man has been arrested whereas in possession of a loaded firearm and medicines and faces a protracted checklist of charges.
On Tuesday at round 12:45 p.m., 1 District (St. Catharines / Thorold) Avenue Crime detectives had been within the space of Gale Crescent and Riordon Avenue in St. Catharines conducting an investigation after they noticed an unrelated gray Chevrolet sedan suspected to be concerned within the sale of unlawful medication.
The Chevrolet travelled to Niagara Falls, the place 2 District (Niagara Falls / Niagara on the Lake) Avenue Crime Unit detectives turned concerned within the investigation.
Uniformed officers from 2 District tried to conduct a visitors cease utilizing a marked police cruiser within the space of River Highway and Bridge Avenue, police mentioned in a information launch.
The Chevrolet didn’t cease and accelerated at excessive velocity away from the officers, police say, including officers didn’t pursue the Chevrolet.
A short time later detectives discovered the Chevrolet in a St. Catharines parking zone within the space of Glendale Avenue and the 406 Freeway.
They waited until the suspect was on foot and tried to arrest him. The suspect ran and after a brief foot pursuit, at 3:30 p.m. the suspect was positioned beneath arrest.
Police say detectives seized the next:
Loaded Black 9mm Handgun (8 bullets, together with some hole level)
67 grams of Fentanyl
9.5 grams of Cocaine
29.7 grams of Crystal Methamphetamine
148.8 grams of reducing agent
Drug paraphernalia
4 working cell telephones
Rahiem Nesbeth, 26, of Toronto was arrested and charged with:
Possession firearm with out holding a licence
Unauthorized possession of a firearm in a motorized vehicle
Careless storage of firearm
Possession restricted firearm with ammunition
Possession restricted firearm figuring out not holding a licence
Possession of proceeds of crime beneath $5000
Flight from police
Possession of schedule I substance for the aim of trafficking. (Crystal Methamphetamine)
Possession of schedule I substance for the aim of trafficking. (Fentanyl)
Possession of schedule I substance for the aim of trafficking. (Cocaine)
Site visitors in a schedule I substance. (Cocaine)
Site visitors in a schedule I substance. (Fentanyl)
Nesbeth was held in custody pending a video bail listening to on the Robert S. Okay. Welch Courthouse in St. Catharines.
Not one of the allegations have been examined in court docket and Nesbeth is taken into account harmless except confirmed responsible.
