NEWS RELEASE
YORK REGIONAL POLICE
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York Regional Police has seized a replica firearm and more than $5,000 in drugs after a traffic stop in Markham.
On Friday, Jan. 15, 2020, at approximately 8:30 p.m., an officer conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle on Highway 7 near Woodbine Avenue. The officer observed a handgun inside the vehicle and placed the driver under arrest.
The driver and the vehicle were searched and officers located a baton and more than $5,000 in drugs including cocaine, crystal meth, ecstasy, heroin and carfentanyl. The firearm was determined to be a replica.
Charged:
• Peter Tatulis, 60, of Richmond Hill
Charges include:
• Possession for the purpose of trafficking - cocaine
• Possession for the purpose of trafficking - crystal meth
• Possession for the purpose of trafficking - ecstasy
• Possession for the purpose of trafficking - heroin
• Possession for the purpose of trafficking - other schedule 1 substance x2
• Possession for the purpose of trafficking - other schedule 4 substance
• Possession of a weapon x2
• Drive vehicle with cannabis readily available
• Several Highway Traffic Act offences
The investigation is ongoing.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the York Regional Police #5 District Criminal Investigations Bureau at 1-866-876-5423, ext. 7541, or call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS, leave an anonymous tip online.
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