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3 men charged, gun, heroin, cocaine seized

Police make arrests in investigation of suspect believed to be trafficking drugs in York Region
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NEWS RELEASE
YORK REGIONAL POLICE
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York Regional Police have seized a loaded handgun, heroin and cocaine and charged three men in connection with a drug trafficking investigation.

In September 2018, investigators with the York Regional Police Organized Crime Bureau - Guns, Gangs, & Drug Enforcement Unit, began an investigation into a suspect believed to be trafficking cocaine and heroin in York Region.

On December 19, 2018, undercover officers arrested two of the suspects during a drug transaction in the City of Brampton. A vehicle used by the suspects was searched and officers located a quantity of cocaine and heroin.

On December 20, 2018, a search warrant was executed at a residence in the City of Brampton. Officers located a third suspect as well as a loaded handgun, approximately 200 unknown pills, scales and packaging materials. 

Charged:

  • Kwayne Barker, 20, of the City of Brampton
  • Mark Duncan, 24, of the City of Brampton

Charges:

  • Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm
  • Possession of Restricted Firearm With Ammunition
  • Possession of Firearm Knowing its Possession is Unauthorized
  • Careless Storage of a Firearm
  • Trafficking Cocaine
  • Possession of Proceeds of Crime x 4
  • Possession of Heroin for the Purpose of Trafficking
  • Possession of Cocaine for the Purpose of Trafficking

Charged:

  • Tyrell Jones, 24, of the City of Brampton 

Charges:

  • Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm
  • Possession of Restricted Firearm With Ammunition
  • Possession of Firearm Knowing its Possession is Unauthorized
  • Careless Storage of a Firearm  

Anyone with information is asked to contact the York Regional Police Organized Crime Bureau- Guns, Gangs, & Drug Enforcement Unit, at 1-866-876-5423, ext.7441, or call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS, or leave an anonymous tip online at www.1800222tips.com.

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