Niagara police seize loaded Glock, drugs after search of St. Catharines home

Niagara police charged a 36-year-old man of St. Catharines Thursday following a local investigation into the trafficking of controlled substances.

Officers say they began an investigation earlier this month which led to a search warrant being executed at a home in the area of Welland Avenue and Geneva Street in St. Catharines.

Detectives working with the marine unit, the emergency task unit and K9-team to execute the search.

Jeremy Butterworth was arrested and charged with offences including possessing a loaded firearm, possessing schedule 1 substances for the purposes of trafficking and for possessing proceeds of property obtained by crime over $5,000.

Police say following the search, they seized:

• A loaded Glock 45 firearm;
• Firearm ammunition;
• 352.5 g of suspected fentanyl with an estimated value of $35,250;
• 250 tablets of suspected Dilaudid with an estimated value of $5,000;
• 73.4 grams of suspected cocaine with an estimated value of $6,600;
• $7,742 in Canadian currency and $91 in American currency.

Butterworth remains in custody and is scheduled to attend a bail hearing at a St. Catharines courthouse Thursday.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 905-688-4111, option 3, ext. 1009971.

Tips can also be provided to Crime Stoppers of Niagara online or by calling 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).

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