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Drug Charges Laid After Police Chase

Thursday, 2 May 2024 12:24

By Geoff Waterfield

Toronto man arrested after caught in St. Catharines

A long list of weapon and drug charges laid against a 26-year old Toronto man after he tried to flee from Niagara regional police.

NRP were in St. Catharines early Tuesday afternoon doing an investigation, when they noticed an unrelated Chevy car suspected in drug dealing.

It drove to Niagara Falls, where police tried to pull it over in the River Road and Bridge Street area, but the driver took off.  Police did not chase it.

Police found the car in a parking lot in the Glendale and Highway 406 area, waited until the driver was on foot, and caught him after a brief chase.

Police say they found fentanyl, cocaine, crystal meth and 4 working cell phones in the car.

  • Loaded Black 9mm Handgun (8 bullets, including some hollow point)
  • 67 grams of Fentanyl
  • 9.5 grams of Cocaine
  • 29.7 grams of Crystal Methamphetamine
  • 148.8 grams of cutting agent
  • Drug paraphernalia
  • 4 working cell phones

Rahiem Nesbeth faces a dozen charges, and was held in custody pending a bail hearing.

  • Possession firearm without holding a licence
  • Unauthorized possession of a firearm in a motor vehicle
  • Careless storage of firearm
  • Possession restricted firearm with ammunition
  • Possession restricted firearm knowing not holding a licence
  • Possession of proceeds of crime under $5000
  • Flight from police
  • Possession of schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking. (Crystal Methamphetamine)
  • Possession of schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking. (Fentanyl)
  • Possession of schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking. (Cocaine)
  • Traffic in a schedule I substance. (Cocaine)
  • Traffic in a schedule I substance. (Fentanyl)

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