(WASAGA BEACH, ON) – Members of the Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) from the Huronia West Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have laid numerous charges against a Toronto-area male.
On Thursday, October 27, 2025, members of the Huronia West OPP Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), with support from the Collingwood OPP CSCU, arrested a male suspect following a drug trafficking investigation. Shortly after the arrest, and with assistance from the Toronto Police Service 14 Division, officers executed a search warrant at a residence in Toronto.
As a result, the following items were seized:
- Quantity of Cocaine, Fentanyl, Hydromorphone, Oxycodone and Crystal Methamphetamine
- A loaded handgun, extended magazine, handgun accessories and rounds of firearm ammunition
- A ballistic vest
- Quantity of Canadian and United States currency
- Items consistent with drug trafficking
Benyam NEGASH, 31, from Toronto was charged with:
- Knowledge of unauthorized possession of a firearm
- Possession of prohibited firearm with ammo
- Unauthorized possession of a firearm
- Occupant of a motor vehicle knowing there is a firearm
- Possession of prohibited device or ammunition
- Possession of proceeds of property obtained by crime over $5,000
- Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking (four counts)
The accused is being held for a Bail Hearing with the Ontario Court of Justice in Barrie on October 27, 2025.
If you suspect illegal activity in your neighbourhood, you can report it to Huronia West OPP at 1-888-310-1122. You can also provide information anonymously by contacting Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or online at www.ontariocrimestoppers.ca. When you contact Crime Stoppers you stay anonymous, and you never have to testify.
