Niagara police arrest four, lay 35 charges after overdose death

Niagara police have arrested four people and laid 35 charges after a long-term investigation into the drug supply connected to an overdose death in 2024.

In November 2024, a 63-year-old man was found dead inside a Niagara Falls motel room. Initial police investigations revealed he had died from an overdose after purchasing fentanyl.

Investigators were eventually able to identify a group of people believed to be responsible for multiple drug transactions in Niagara Falls and Welland.

On April 23, police executed a warrant at a house in the ‘Dain City’ neighborhood of Welland and seized:

• 610 grams of fentanyl
• 517 grams of crystal methamphetamine
• 185.3 grams of crack cocaine
• $5,000 in Canadian currency
• A 9mm handgun with an extended magazine

Officers estimate the total value of drugs seized is around $103,500

Police have arrested the following people and laid over 35 charges related to drug trafficking and firearm possession:

• Chantel Witter, 30, of Welland
• Joel Alexander Nichols, 19, of Toronto
• Alexander Solomon, 29, of Toronto
• Terrance Constantine, 30, of Toronto

All four people were taken into custody pending a bail hearing, which is scheduled to take place April 24 at the Robert S.K. Courthouse in St. Catharines.

Anyone with additional information is asked to contact police at (905) 688-4111, option 3, ext. 1009716

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