$120,000 Drug Bust Names Released
Source: Thunder Bay Police Service
Date: Sat Jan 4 07:02:15 MST 2025
Thunder Bay Police Service officers with the Intelligence Unit and Emergency Task Unit executed a search warrant at a residence in the 1000 block of Donald Street East on the afternoon of Thursday, January 2.
Police seized quantities of suspected cocaine, crack cocaine, and fentanyl. The estimated street value of the seized drugs exceeds $120,000. Officers also seized a firearm, cash totalling more than $13,000 and paraphernalia consistent with drug trafficking.
Michelle BENOIT, 39, of Thunder Bay; Delmar FLETCHER, 19, of Scarborough; Trevor HOFFMANN, 21, of Scarborough, a 17-year-old from Bradford, and a 15-year-old from Toronto are charged with the following:
Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking (cocaine)
Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking (fentanyl)
Possession of Proceeds of Crime over $5,000
Careless Storage of a Firearm
Possession of Loaded Prohibited Firearm
Knowledge of Unauthorized Possession of Firearm
Unauthorized Possession of Weapon
Unauthorized Possession of Firearm
BENOIT is also charged with Breach of Judicial Release Order. The 15-year-old is also charged with Possession of Prohibited Firearm Contrary to Order x2, Breach of Judicial Release Order, Breach of Peace Bond, and Breach of Probation x2. The 17-year-old is also charged with Breach of Peace Bond x2.
The accused appeared in court on Friday.
The investigation remains ongoing.
Location
Thunder Bay