2,000 opioid pills found after early morning traffic stop in Oshawa
Published October 22, 2024 at 11:46 am
Nearly two thousand morphine-based opioid pills were found after a traffic stop in Oshawa Sunday.
Durham Police said officers conducted the stop near Olive Avene and Cadillac Avenue in the city’s south-east end at 4:30 a.m. Sunday, with the driver of the vehicle exiting the car and attempting to flee.
He was taken into custody after a short foot pursuit. Two other young men remained in the vehicle.
Officers searched the car and discovered a handgun holster, drug paraphernalia and more than 1,990 dilaudid pills, a pain killer from the morphine family.
Jayden Malual and Coady Crowe, both 18 and from of Oshawa, and Aniruddho Kazi, 21, of Oakville, are charged with trafficking in a Schedule 1 drug (dilaudid). Crowe was also charged with possession of oxycodone.
All three were held for a bail hearing.
Anyone with cell phone, dashcam, surveillance footage, or information about this incident is asked to contact Cst. Thomas or Cst. Ouderkirk of Central West Division at 1-888-579-1520 ext. 2446 or 2090.
Anonymous information can be sent to Durham Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or online at www.durhamregionalcrimestoppers.ca and tipsters may be eligible for a cash reward.
