Oakville teen charged with drug and firearm offences

Halton Regional Police arrested and charged a 16-year-old boy from Oakville on various drug and firearm offences yesterday.

Reports say police began an investigation in March into a person who was trafficking drugs throughout the city.

The charges include possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, possession for the purpose of trafficking, and possession of cannabis for the purpose of selling.

Police seized:

• A loaded .45 calibre restricted firearm
• 14 rounds of .45 Cal ammunition
• 19.1 grams of Fentanyl
• 22.1 grams of Cocaine
• 20.9 grams of Crack Cocaine
• 0.6 grams of Oxycodone
• 0.7 grams of LSD
• 122.6 grams of Psilocybin
• 335.4 grams of cannabis marijuana
• 66 (22 gram-24.5 gram) packages of Cannabis Edibles
• 283 (1 gram each)  Cannabis Vape Pens

The teen is being held in custody until his bail hearing.