NEWS RELEASE
YORK REGIONAL POLICE
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Investigators with the York Regional Police #3 District Criminal Investigations Bureau have seized drugs and a firearm and laid numerous charges following a drug trafficking investigation in the Town of Georgina.
In January 2022, officers began an investigation into a suspect who was believed to be involved in drug trafficking from a residence on Carrick Avenue.
Officers executed search warrants at the residence and arrested two male suspects. During the search of the residence and a vehicle associated to one of the suspects, officers located a loaded 40-calibre handgun and a large quantity of drugs.
The drugs included cocaine, three types of fentanyl, crystal methamphetamine, oxycocet, hydromorphone, marijuana, cannabis oil, and clonazepam valued at approximately $75,000.
Charged:
• Swaleh Sherman, 33, of no fixed address
Charges:
• Possession of a firearm knowing its possession is unauthorized
• Possession of a prohibited or restricted firearm with ammunition
• Possession of a firearm or ammunition contrary to prohibition order
• Unauthorized possession of a firearm in a motor vehicle
• Unauthorized possession of a prohibited device or ammunition
• Possession for the purpose - cocaine x2
• Possession for the purpose - crystal meth
• Possession for the purpose - opioid x2
• Possession for the purpose - other Schedule 1 Substance x3
• Possession from the purpose of distribution - cannabis
• Possession of proceeds of property obtained by crime under $5,000
• Fail to comply with undertaking
Charged:
• Matthew Coward, 33, of Georgina
Charges:
• Possession for the purpose - cocaine
• Trafficking - cocaine
• Possession for the purpose - opioid
• Possession of proceeds of property obtained by crime under $5,000
Anyone with information is asked to contact the York Regional Police #3 District Criminal Investigations Bureau at 1-866-876-5423, ext. 7345, or call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS, leave an anonymous tip online.
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