NIAGARA REGIONAL POLICE
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Members of the Niagara Falls Street Crime Unit have been investigating a Toronto resident who attends the Niagara Region to distribute fentanyl. Over the course of several months police gathered evidence to determine the identity of the person responsible and the vehicle being used.
On April 10, 2019 police located the vehicle in the City of Niagara Falls in a parking lot. Police arrested the driver and the passenger during a suspected drug transaction.
Police located $5,640 of fentanyl, $2,650, and several weapons.
31-year-old Marvin Whyte of Toronto has been charged with the following offences:
- Possession of a Controlled Substance (Section 4(1)CDSA)
- Trafficking a Controlled Substance (Section 5(1) CDSA)
- Possession of a Controlled Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking (Section 5(2)CDSA)
- Possession of Proceeds of Crime (355(b)CC)
24-year-old Mariah Wickenden of Niagara Falls, has been charged with the following offences:
- Possession of a Controlled Substance (4(1)CDSA)
- Carry Concealed Weapon (90(1)CC)
- Unauthorized Possession of a Prohibited Weapon X2 (91(2)CC)
- Breach of Probation (733.1(1)CC)
- Breach of Undertaking (145(5.1)CC)
Information on crimes can also be submitted anonymously using Crime Stoppers of Niagara.
To leave an anonymous tip, please contact Crime Stoppers via:
Telephone - 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS)
Online - www.niagaratips.ca
Text - Text is not available at this time.
Crime Stoppers guarantees that you will remain anonymous through any of the methods offered to provide tips. You may also be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000 if the information leads to an arrest.
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