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Timmins police arrest man with loaded sawed off shotgun, fentanyl

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A 22-year-old suspected drug dealer from southern Ontario is facing a list of charges after being arrested in Timmins with a loaded sawed-off shotgun and $29,000 in suspected fentanyl, police said.

The man was approached in the central area of town Friday evening by officers who found "a quantity of a controlled substance" along with the weapon during a search, Timmins Police Service said in a news release Monday afternoon.

As a result, the Scarborough resident has been charged with;

  • Unauthorized possession of a firearm
  • Unauthorized possession of a prohibited weapon
  • Carrying a concealed weapon
  • Possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose
  • Carrying a firearm in a careless manner
  • Careless storage of a firearm
  • Possession of a loaded firearm
  • Tampering with a serial number
  • Being an occupant of a motor vehicle with knowledge of a firearm being carried
  • Drug trafficking
  • Failing to comply with a release order

He remains in custody pending a bail hearing Monday.

The type and quantity of suspected drugs has not been provided by police.

None of the allegations has been proven in court.

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