Members of the Brantford Police Service High Enforcement Action Team (HEAT) and the Brantford Police Service Tactical Intelligence Generated Enforcement and Response Unit (TIGER) conducted a drug trafficking investigation and have arrested and charged a 43-year-old Oakland man with multiple offences.
On September 5, 2024, members of the Brantford Police Service Emergency Response Team (ERT) and K9 Unit executed a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act Search Warrant at a Sheridan Street residence.
During the search of the residence, officers located the following:
- A loaded 9mm handgun
- A 20-guage shotgun
- A 22-250 rifle
- Approximately 143.4 grams of suspected Cocaine
- Approximately 39.8 grams of suspected Fentanyl
- A large amount of Canadian Currency
- Packaging and other materials consistent with drug trafficking
At the time of the search, the suspect was bound by a firearm prohibition order stemming from previous Criminal Code convictions.
As a result of this investigation, a 43-year-old man from Oakland, was arrested, held for bail, and stands charged with the following:
- Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking x 2
- Unauthorized possession of a firearm x 3
- Careless storage of firearm x 3
- Possession of Firearm contrary to prohibition order x 3
- Possession prohibited firearm with ammunition
- Tampering with a firearm’s serial number
