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Incident Number
P22026797

Police arrested two people and charged them with drug-trafficking related offences following the search of a home in the city’s East End Friday.

Thunder Bay Police Service officers with the Intelligence and Emergency Task Units executed a search warrant at a residential address in the 1000 block of McLaughlin Street at about 2:15 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 18.

The warrant was obtained as a result of an ongoing investigation into drug trafficking activity at that location.

When police entered they located and arrested two suspects.

A search of the home led to the seizure of a quantity of suspected cocaine, cash, and paraphernalia consistent with drug trafficking.

The two suspects were transported to the TBPS headquarters at 1200 Balmoral Street.

Shaun RUSSELL-RHODIUS, 44, of Toronto, is charged with:

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

Gary Michael YOUMANS, 48, of Thunder Bay, is charged with:

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

Both appeared in bail court on Saturday, Feb. 19 and were remanded into custody with future appearance dates.
 

Location
Thunder Bay