Two Men Arrested On Drug and Firearm Charges
/A 28-year-old Peterborough man and a 29-year-old Ajax man are facing drug and firearm charges after a loaded handgun and drugs were seized announced by the Peterborough Police Service on Friday.
This is the third firearm seized by Peterborough Police since January 2023. Photo courtesy of the Peterborough Police Service.
On Thursday, officers with the Peterborough Police Drug Unit arrested both men. One during a traffic stop near Ravenwood Drive and Melody Crescent and the other during a search warrant at a residence in the Louden Terrace and Avery Avenue area.
The officers found the follow within the residence:
Loaded handgun
133.2 g Cocaine
1.6 g Fentanyl
$2,970 (Canadian currency)
Weigh scales
Vacuum packaging
Multiple cellphones
The 28-year-old Peterborough man was arrested and charged with:
Unauthorized possession of a prohibited or restricted firearm
Possession of loaded prohibited or restricted firearm
Possession of Weapon for Dangerous Purpose
Possession of proceeds of property obtained by crime under $5000 - in Canada
Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of Trafficking – Cocaine
Poss of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of Trafficking - Fentanyl
He is held in custody and will appear in court on Friday.
The 29-year-old Ajax man was arrested and charged with:
Unauthorized possession of a prohibited or restricted firearm
Possession of loaded prohibited or restricted firearm
Possession of Weapon for Dangerous Purpose
Possession of proceeds of property obtained by crime under $5000 - in Canada
Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of Trafficking – Cocaine
Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of Trafficking – Fentanyl
Four counts of failing to comply with release order
