Cocaine Bust

Case #: 2024-2697613 

Published: Tuesday, December 17, 2024, 2:41 PM

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The Toronto Police Service is making the public aware of arrests made in a Drug Trafficking and Firearm investigation.

On Monday, December 16, 2024, officers from the TPS Drug Squad arrested two men in relation to a Drug Trafficking and Firearm investigation in Toronto.

It is alleged that:

• both the accused were involved in the trafficking of cocaine throughout Toronto
• one of the accused was also in possession of an illegal firearm and had additional illicit drugs in their possession

Sarkis Yildirim, 68, of Toronto, has been arrested and charged with:

1. two counts of Traffic in Schedule I Substance
2. Possession of Proceeds of Crime Under $5000

He appeared in court at the Toronto Regional Bail Centre, 2201 Finch Avenue West, on Tuesday, December 17, 2024, at 10 a.m., in room 402.

Subsequent to the first arrest, police executed a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) search warrant on a residence in the Sheppard Avenue East and Birchmount Road area. As a result, the second accused was arrested, and the following items were seized:

• Berretta 9mm APX semiautomatic handgun with two magazines loaded with 10 rounds of ammunition
• approximately 56g of fentanyl 
• approximately 22g of cocaine
• $1140 of Canadian currency
• bulletproof vest
• digital scales

Nathaniel Reid-Doyle 25, of Toronto, has been arrested and charged with:

1. Trafficking Schedule I Substance
2. three counts of Possession Schedule I Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking
3. Possession of Proceeds of Crime Under $5000
4. Possess Restricted or Prohibited Firearm Without Holding a License and Registration Certificate
5. Possess Firearm Other Than Restricted or Prohibited Firearm Knowingly not Holding a License
6. Possess Restricted Weapon Device Knowing no Authority
7. Possess Loaded Regulated Firearm
8. Possess Firearm with Altered Serial Number
9. Careless Storage of Firearm
10. Careless Storage of Ammunition

He appeared in court at Toronto Regional Bail Centre, 2201 Finch Avenue West, on Tuesday, December 17, 2024, at 10 a.m., in room 402.

An image of some of the seized items has been released.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-7350, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477), or at www.222tips.com.

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