NEWS RELEASE
NIAGARA REGIONAL POLICE SERVICE
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In September of 2024 detectives from the 2 District (Niagara Falls/Niagara on the Lake) Street Crime Unit with the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) entered into a firearm in investigation in the City of Niagara Falls.
As a result of the in the investigation, detectives identified a male suspected of being in possession of a firearm. On Sept. 25, 2024, detectives, and officers from the NRPS Emergency Task Unit executed two search warrants at a local storage locker and an address on Harovics Lane in the City of Niagara Falls. Detectives located suspected illegal narcotics and firearms.
Detectives arrested Jarrod Brian Graham (32 years) of Niagara Falls. At the time of his arrest Graham was wanted by police for failing to comply with a release order.
Detectives seized the following:
- two firearms (one loaded)
- 32.2 grams of fentanyl (value $2,500)
- 48.2 grams of cocaine (value $4,820)
- 112.9 grams of crystal methamphetamine (value $3,400)
- $1,230 in currency.
Graham has been charged with the criminal offences of:
- possession for the purpose of trafficking fentanyl (two counts)
- possession for the purpose of trafficking cocaine
- possession for the purpose of trafficking crystal methamphetamine
- possession of proceeds of crime
- possession of stolen property under $5,000 (three counts)
- possession of a firearm without a licence (two counts)
- unsafe storage of a firearm
- possession of a firearm with ammunition
- failing to comply with release order
Graham was held in custody for a video bail hearing to the Robert S. K. Welch Courthouse in St. Catharines on Sept. 26, 2024.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact the investigating officers by calling 905-688-4111, option 3, extension 1022200.
Members of the public who wish to provide information anonymously can contact Crime Stoppers of Niagara online or by calling 1-800-222-8477. Crime Stoppers offers cash rewards to persons who contact the program with information which leads to an arrest.
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