His Worship, Justice of the Peace Bernard Caron is presiding. Federal Crown Ron Poirier, Provincial Crown Emily Delaney are here. Duty Counsel Lianne Roberge is acting as agent for PRAYHAY’s lawyer Gil Labine.

PRAYHAY was charged yesterday by TBPS

-Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking x 2, of crack cocaine and cocaine.

-Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Under $5,000.

Thunder Bay Police Service officers responded to a call for service at 219 Finlayson Street just before 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019.

Responding officers were allowed into the residence to check on the welfare of people inside. As a result a male at the residence was arrested for possession for the purpose of trafficking. Officers found the male was in possession of a quantity of suspected crack cocaine and a quantity of money.

The Thunder Bay Police Service’s drug unit, with assistance from the OPP, NAPS and APS, later executed a search warrant at the home. As a result of that search officers located about $70,000 in Canadian currency.
Police also seized a quantity of suspected crack cocaine believed to have an estimated street value of about $53,000, and a quantity of suspected cocaine with an estimated street value of about $26,000.

Duty Counsel Roberge though the instructions of Gil Labine wants to get a bail hearing tomorrow for PRAYHAY.
Federal Crown Poirier scoffs at that idea and reminds His Worship Caron that this will be a special bail hearing and require more than 2 hours. His Worship agrees with Crown Poirier.

PRAYHAY is being transferred to the Thunder Bay Jail and will appear from there by video tomorrow to try set date for a bail hearing.

GOOD JOB BY ALL POLICE OFFICERS INVOLVED