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P22022435

Police arrested two suspects connected to an ongoing drug trafficking investigation following a traffic stop on the city’s north side Thursday.

Thunder Bay Police Service officers with the Intelligence Unit conducted a traffic stop in the area of the 100 block of Shipley Street just before 6:40 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 20. The traffic stop involved a vehicle that was subject to a search warrant, which was obtained as a result of an ongoing investigation into drug trafficking activity.

Two suspects, a male driver and a female passenger, were subsequently arrested and transported to the TBPS headquarters at 1200 Balmoral Street.

Police later conducted a search at a residential address in the 100 block of Shipley Street. The home was also the subject of the same search warrant.

The search led to the seizure of a quantity of suspected crack cocaine, a quantity of suspected Ritalin pills, a quantity of cash believed to exceed $5,000 CAD, and paraphernalia consistent with drug trafficking.

The investigation remains ongoing.

Juanita May FRASER, 44, of Thunder Bay, is charged with:

• Possession of Ritalin for the Purpose of Trafficking
• Possession of Cocaine for the Purpose of Trafficking
• Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Over $5,000

Harrison Emmanu ODOGU, 41, of Thunder Bay, is charged with:

• Possession of Ritalin for the Purpose of Trafficking
• Possession of Cocaine for the Purpose of Trafficking
• Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Over $5,000

Both appeared in bail court on Friday, Jan. 21. FRASER has been remanded into custody with a future appearance date. ODOGU has been released with conditions and a future appearance date. 

Location
Thunder Bay