Police have made an additional arrest linked to a recent investigation into drug trafficking activity in the city.
Thunder Bay Police Service officers were at a residential address in the zero-to-100 block of Algoma Street South on Thursday, Nov. 19. The address was the subject of an executed search warrant the previous day
Just after 11:45 a.m., while investigators were still at the scene of the search, a male known to police and with suspected links to the drug-trafficking trade entered the apartment.
Police confirmed the male was an unwanted individual and informed the suspect he would be arrested for being unlawfully in a dwelling. This led to a brief struggle before police were able to complete the arrest.
The suspect was found to be in possession of a quantity of cash believed to have been obtained through drug trafficking.
Abdullahi JIBRIL, 24, of Brampton, Ont., is charged with:
• Being Unlawfully in Dwelling
• Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Under $5,000
• Obstruct Peace Officer
He appeared in bail court on Friday, Nov. 20 and was remanded into custody with a future appearance date.
Related, previously published media release follows:
November 18, 2020
P20070671
Three arrested following drug-trafficking investigation
Police arrested and charged three people, including two GTA residents, following an investigation into drug-trafficking activity on the city’s north side Tuesday.
Members of the Thunder Bay Police Service’s Intelligence Unit executed a search warrant, with assistance from the OPP’s Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau, at a residential address in the zero-to-100 block of Algoma Street South just before 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 17.
As a result of their search police arrested three people and seized a quantity of suspected crack cocaine, about $3,225 CAD, and paraphernalia consistent with drug trafficking.
Accused individuals were transported to the TBPS headquarters at 1200 Balmoral Street.
Felix Eneye AJAYI, 27, of Toronto, is charged with:
• Possession of Cocaine for the Purpose of Trafficking
• Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Under $5,000
• Obstruct Peace Officer
Colin David DUNCAN, 48, of Thunder Bay, is charged with:
• Possession of Cocaine for the Purpose of Trafficking
• Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Under $5,000
Hamza JAMA, 23, of Brampton, Ont., is charged with:
• Possession of Cocaine for the Purpose of Trafficking
• Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Under $5,000
All three appeared in bail court on Wednesday, Oct. 18 and were remanded into custody with future appearance dates.