UPDATED: Seven Arrested In Two Separate Drug Investigations

Jason Wellwood November 18, 2020 2:22 pm Last Updated on July 2, 2025 5:38 am

Two separate drug incidents on the city’s north side lead to a bevy of charges against seven individuals.

The first one happening around 4:00 p.m. Tuesday as police executed a raid at a residence on Algoma Street South.

Officers collected a quantity of suspected crack cocaine, cash and paraphernalia consistent with drug trafficking.

A 48 year old from Thunder Bay faces charges of:

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

Then at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday police searching a home on Secord Street, turning up suspected crack cocaine, suspected cocaine, cash and drug paraphernalia.

Two from Thunder Bay and one from Oliver Paipoonge face charges of:

Possession of Cocaine for the Purpose of Trafficking
Possession off Property Obtained by Crime Over $5,000
Failure to Comply with a Judicial Release
Three counts of Breach of Probation

Jason Wellwood

Originally from southern Ontario, Jason found his way here and fell in love with the community and music scene of Thunder Bay over twenty years ago. In between various stints on radio, television and writing, Jason is a dad, a partner and (some would consider) a zoo keeper (seriously, he has a LOT of pets).

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