(THUNDER BAY, ON) – A Toronto resident is facing Criminal Code (CC) and Controlled Drugs and Substances Act Charges (CDSA) following a drug trafficking investigation in Thunder Bay.
In January 2026, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP)-led Provincial Guns and Gangs Enforcement Team (PGNG), including members from the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service (NAPS) and the Thunder Bay Police Service (TBPS), began an intelligence-led investigation into the alleged trafficking of drugs in Thunder Bay and surrounding communities.
On Thursday, January 22, 2026, PGNG investigators, with assistance from the OPP Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau, OPP Community Street Crime Unit and Thunder Bay OPP, conducted a traffic stop on a suspect vehicle near Dawson Road in Thunder Bay. As a result, officers seized the following:
- Approximately 450 g of suspected cocaine
- Two cell phones
- Packaging material and a digital scale
As a result of the investigation, Costy DESSOURCES, age 55 of Toronto, was arrested and charged with the following offences:
- Possession of proceeds of crime, s. 354(1)(a) CC
- Possession for the purpose of trafficking – cocaine, s. 5(2) CDSA
The accused was held for a bail hearing and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice on Tuesday, February 17, 2026.
Anyone with any information about illegal firearms or the possession, manufacturing or trafficking of illicit drugs should contact the OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or ontariocrimestoppers.ca.
The PGNG in the North West Region consists of members from the OPP, TBPS and NAPS, with support from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP).