Man Charged with Drug Trafficking

Thursday, 24 August 2023 09:19

By Geoff Waterfield

Police say drugs were found in a St. Catharines apartment

More illegal drugs taken off the streets by Niagara police.

They say they used a search warrant yesterday on a Page Street apartment near Cross Street, in St. Catharines.

Police found suspected fentanyl, cocaine, hydromorphone pills, and a taser, as well as $210 in Canadian money.

38-year old Kory James Edwin Johnsen of St. Catharines has been charged with five counts of possession for the purpose of trafficking.

Police add he's still in custody, with a bail hearing today in St. Catharines.

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