A Thorold man is facing multiple charges after police seized a loaded handgun and nearly $44,000 worth of illegal drugs.
Niagara police say they carried out a search warrant Wednesday in a vehicle and at a home in Thorold.
Investigators recovered a loaded semi-automatic Glock handgun with an extended magazine, $28,000 worth of fentanyl, $15,000 in cocaine, 173 Dilaudid pills worth $865, bullets, counterfeit currency, counterfeit driver’s licenses, over $10,000 in Canadian cash and $256 in American cash.
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Detectives arrested and charged 36-year-old Boadi Sarkodie with nine drug and firearm-related offences.
He was held in custody pending a bail hearing scheduled for Thursday in St. Catharines.
Anyone with information regarding this investigation is asked to contact police at 905-688-4111 option 3, ext. 1009943.
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