NEWS RELEASE
YORK REGIONAL POLICE
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York Regional Police have seized drugs and a firearm and laid charges after a traffic stop in the City of Vaughan.
On Friday, Jan. 28, 2022, an officer located a vehicle that appeared abandoned in a live lane of traffic at Millway Avenue and Portage Parkway. The officer began investigating the vehicle when a male and a female came out from a nearby residence. The male was arrested on an outstanding warrant. Officers searched the vehicle and located a restricted extended gun magazine, a loaded handgun and approximately 500 grams of methamphetamine and 90 milliliters of codeine.
On Jan. 29, 2022, officers executed a search warrant at the suspects’ residence in Vaughan. Investigators located a quantity of drugs, bulk currency, digital scale and a money counter.
CHARGED:
- Deandre Palmer 21, of Vaughan
- Cinthea Chambers, 25, of Vaughan
CHARGES:
- Possession of a Firearm Knowing its Possession is Unauthorized
- Possession of a Loaded Prohibited or Restricted Firearm
- Possession of a Firearm Without a Licence
- Possession of a Prohibited Device of Ammunition Knowing its Possession is Unauthorized
- Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm in a Motor Vehicle
- Possession for the Purpose – Cocaine
- Possession for the Purpose – Crystal Meth
- Possession from the Purpose of Distribution – Cannabis
Anyone with information is asked to contact the York Regional Police #4 District Criminal Investigations Bureau at 1-866-876-5423, ext. 7441, or call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS, leave an anonymous tip online at www.1800222tips.com.
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