Drug Bust � Benyam NEGASH Facing Numerous Charges
Source: OPPDate: Wed Oct 29 04:39:50 MST 2025
(WASAGA BEACH, ON) � Members of the Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) from the Huronia West Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have laid numerous charges against a Toronto-area male.
On Thursday, October 27, 2025, members of the Huronia West OPP Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), with support from the Collingwood OPP CSCU, arrested a male suspect following a drug trafficking investigation. Shortly after the arrest, and with assistance from the Toronto Police Service 14 Division, officers executed a search warrant at a residence in Toronto.
As a result, the following items were seized:
Quantity of Cocaine, Fentanyl, Hydromorphone, Oxycodone and Crystal Methamphetamine
A loaded handgun, extended magazine, handgun accessories and rounds of firearm ammunition
A ballistic vest
Quantity of Canadian and United States currency
Items consistent with drug trafficking
Benyam NEGASH, 31, from Toronto was charged with:
Knowledge of unauthorized possession of a firearm
Possession of prohibited firearm with ammo
Unauthorized possession of a firearm
Occupant of a motor vehicle knowing there is a firearm
Possession of prohibited device or ammunition
Possession of proceeds of property obtained by crime over $5,000
Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking (four counts)
The accused is being held for a Bail Hearing with the Ontario Court of Justice in Barrie on October 27, 2025.
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