Police seize loaded handgun, cocaine and fentanyl

May 2, 2025

A drug trafficking investigation has resulted in the arrest of two people, along with the seizure of a loaded handgun and quantities of suspected illicit substances.

Thunder Bay Police Service Intelligence Unit and Emergency Task Unit officers executed a search warrant at a Cumberland Street North address on the afternoon of Thursday, May 1. The warrant was obtained as a result of an Intelligence Unit investigation into suspected drug trafficking activity.

 

Officers located one male suspect and one female suspect. Both were arrested and taken into custody.

 

Police seized quantities of suspected cocaine and fentanyl, along with cash and the firearm.

 

Nicholas Louis ARCHIBALD, 40, is charged with:

• Possession of Weapon for Dangerous Purpose

• Unauthorized Possession of Firearm

• Knowledge of Unauthorized Possession of Firearm

• Possession of Loaded Prohibited or Restricted Firearm

• Careless Storage of Firearm

• Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking (Cocaine)

• Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking (Fentanyl)

• Possession of Proceeds of Property Obtained by Crime under $5,000

 

ARCHIBALD was also arrested on an outstanding warrant for charges of Assault, Theft of Motor Vehicle, Mischief, and Uttering Threats.

 

Veronica Kristen ROJIK, 40, is charged with the following:

• Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking (Cocaine)

• Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking (Fentanyl)

• Possession of Proceeds of Property Obtained by Crime under $5,000

 

The accused individuals appeared in court on Friday and have been remanded into custody with future appearance dates.

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