Four arrested after police seize over $15K in drugs in Niagara Falls

Niagara police arrested four people Thursday in connection with a drug trafficking investigation following a raid at an address on Desson Avenue in Niagara Falls.

Officers say they executed a judicial search warrant at the address at around 5:37 a.m. with assistance from several local street crime units.

They say they seized the following items from the residence:

• 117 grams of suspected fentanyl with an estimated street value of $11,700;
• 18 grams of suspected methamphetamine with an estimated street value of $900;
• 300 hydromorphone tablets with an estimated street value of $1,500;
• 150 oxycodone tablets with an estimated street value of $1,500; and
• $2,900 in Canadian currency.

Investigators charged 62-year-old Todd Petkovich of Niagara Falls with four counts of possessing a schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking and one count of possessing proceeds of property obtained by crime under $5,000.

Police also charged 49-year-old Amanda Spence of Niagara Falls with offences including possession of a schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking, possession of proceeds of property obtained by crime under $5,000 and failing to comply with a probation order.

Spence attended a bail hearing on Thursday at a St. Catharines courthouse.

Petkovich was released on a Form 10 Undertaking with a future court date.

The two additional occupants that were at the residence were arrested within the building on the strength of outstanding warrants.

Anyone with information related to the incident is asked to contact police at 905-688-4111, option 3, ext. 1009570.

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