Three suspects charged in drug and gun bust
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Windsor Police Service News Update Thursday, June 29, 2023 |
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PUBLIC NEWS UPDATE
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Case #: 22-113848
Three suspects charged in drug and gun bust
The Windsor Police Service’s Drugs and Guns Unit (DIGS) has arrested three people and seized a firearm and over $330,000 in illegal drugs.
As part of an investigation into a drug trafficking network with links to Toronto, officers stopped a vehicle and arrested two suspects on June 27, 2023. During a search of the vehicle, they uncovered drugs and a loaded firearm. The following day, members of DIGS executed search warrants at three residences and one business in the city of Windsor.
They arrested a third suspect and seized the following:
• 1,136.4 grams of crystal methamphetamine
• 449 grams of cocaine
• 918.8 grams of fentanyl
• A loaded Smith and Wesson Revolver
• 43 rounds of ammunition
• Over $11,000 in cash
• A spring-assisted knife
• 4 scales
Three male suspects have been charged with numerous drug and firearm offences.
Kevin Bingham, 50, is charged with the following:
• Possession of a scheduled substance for the purpose of trafficking, namely crystal methamphetamine (x 2)
• Possession of a scheduled substance for the purpose of trafficking, namely cocaine (x 2)
• Possession of a scheduled substance for the purpose of trafficking, namely fentanyl (x 2)
• Possession of a restricted firearm knowingly not holding a licence and registration
• Unsafe storage of a firearm
• Occupying a motor vehicle with a firearm
• Possession of a loaded regulated firearm
• Failure to comply with a prohibition order, namely firearms (x 3)
• Failure to comply with prohibition order, namely ammunition (x 3)
• Carrying a concealed weapon
• Possession of a prohibited weapon
Bingham is currently bound by three separate firearm prohibition orders, which were ascribed between 2008 and 2013.
Christopher Carr, 47, is charged with the following:
• Possession of a scheduled substance for the purpose of trafficking, namely crystal methamphetamine
• Possession of a scheduled substance for the purpose of trafficking, namely cocaine
• Possession of a scheduled substance for the purpose of trafficking, namely fentanyl
Shawn Desrosiers, 48, is charged with the following:
• Possession of a scheduled substance for the purpose of trafficking, namely crystal methamphetamine
• Possession of a scheduled substance for the purpose of trafficking, namely cocaine
• Possession of a scheduled substance for the purpose of trafficking, namely fentanyl
Anyone with information is asked to call the Windsor Police Service DIGS Unit at 519-255-6700, ext. 4361. They can also contact Windsor & Essex County Crime Stoppers anonymously at 519-258-8477 (TIPS) or online at www.catchcrooks.com |
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For further information:
Contact the WPS Corporate Communication Unit's Public Information Officer at (519) 255-6700 ext. 4462. Content posted by:
Constable Bianca Jackson
Corporate Communications Unit
Windsor Police Service - Headquarters
Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Office: (519) 255-6700 ext. 4462
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