NEWS RELEASE
SAULT STE MARIE POLICE SERVICE
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On Mar. 1, 2018 officers with the Crime Suppression Unit, Drug Enforcement Unit, Break and Enter Unit and Emergency Services Unit arrested 27-year-old Andre Cormier of no fixed address and 24-year-old Reid Antoniow of Malabar Drive for firearm and drug offences.
As a result of an investigation, officers conducted a traffic stop at approximately 9:25 p.m. in the area of Chippewa Street. Mr. Antoniow was the driver of the vehicle and Mr. Cormier was the passenger. Officers observed a handgun on the floor of the vehicle and both males were taken into custody.
Officers then searched the vehicle and found the firearm was a 9mm semi-automatic handgun with 8 rounds of ammunition loaded into the magazine.
The firearm was seized along with 13.8 grams of fentanyl, 26.6 grams of methamphetamine and a large quantity of cash. The estimated street value of the narcotics seized is $12,810.
Both males have been charged with;
- 2 counts of possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking,
- 2 counts of careless storage of a firearm and ammunition,
- One count of unauthorized possession of a firearm,
- One count of possession of a firearm while knowing it is unauthorized,
- One count of unauthorized possession of a firearm in a motor vehicle, and;
- One count of possession of a restricted firearm with ammunition
Mr. Cormier has also been charged with 2 counts of possession of a firearm and ammunition in contravention of a court order and one count of breach of recognizance.
Mr. Antoniow has also been charged with one count of possession of a controlled substance. Both males were held for bail court.
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