Thunder Bay Police Service officers with the Uniform Patrol Branch were dispatched to a residence in the 200 block of Frederica Street in the late evening hours of Friday, Sept. 20 following reports of unwanted persons in an apartment unit.
When police arrived they learned that none of the people inside the apartment were tenants, and that the actual tenant was not present.
Eleven people were found in the apartment and subsequently removed.
While speaking with two males who identified themselves as being from the Greater Toronto Area, officers noticed paraphernalia consistent with drug trafficking and a quantity of a substance believed to be cocaine.
Police also located and seized more than $1,400 CAD.
Police then found a loaded handgun with a bullet in the chamber in the possession of one of the males.
Through the course of their investigation officers located a local woman who claimed she was watching the apartment for the tenant.
The investigation also revealed the identity the two Toronto-area males provided to police was false. As a result they face additional charges of obstructing police.
Sohaib MOLOWI, 18, of Mississauga, Ont., is charged with:
• Carry Firearm, Weapon, Restricted Weapon, Prohibited Device or Ammunition
• Possession of Cocaine for the Purpose of Trafficking
• Possession of a Schedule 1 Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking
• Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Under $5,000
• Possession of a Firearm Knowing Serial Number has been Tampered With
• Prohibited or Restricted Firearm With Ammunition
• Unauthorized Possession of Firearm Licence
• Unauthorized Possession of Firearm – Registration
• Unauthorized Possession of Prohibited or Restricted Weapon
• Obstruct Peace Officer
Elyaw YUSUF, 22, of Mississauga. Ont., is charged with:
• Possession of a Schedule 1 Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking
• Possession of Cocaine for the Purpose of Trafficking
• Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Under $5,000
• Obstruct Peace Officer
• Breach of Probation
Alexandria WELSH, 26, of Thunder Bay, is charged with:
• Theft Under $5,000
• Possession of a Schedule 1 Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking
• Possession of Cocaine for the Purpose of Trafficking
All three appeared in court Saturday and were remanded into custody with a future appearance date.