**TIMMINS POLICE NEWS RELEASE**

The Timmins Police Service has charged a Mississauga man with a number of
Criminal Code and Drug Possession offences stemming from the execution of a Search Warrant
at a west end hotel in Timmins on Thursday, July 30th
.
Based on an ongoing drug investigation conducted by the Drug Enforcement Unit of the
Timmins Police Service working in conjunction with platoon officers, a search warrant was
executed allowing entry into one of the room of the hotel.

As a result, the following exhibits were seized as evidence:
– 216.5 grams of Fentanyl (“purp”) with an estimated street value of $129,000.00
– 83.3 grams of crack cocaine with an estimated street value of $8,360.00
– $2895 in Canadian currency.

The total street value of the drugs and cash seized is $141,125.

As a result of the incident, William POWELL, 25, of Mississauga, has been identified, located
and charged with:

– 2 counts of Possession of a Controlled Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking contrary to the
Controlled Drug and Substances Act

– 1 count of Possession of property Obtained by Crime contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada
– 3 counts of Fail to Comply with Release Order contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada
POWELL remains in police custody awaiting a bail hearing slated for this morning at Provincial
Court in Timmins to answer to the charges and other more recent charges laid against him.

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