Over $400,000 in Stolen Vehicles Recovered by NRP

Wednesday, 6 March 2024 18:11

By Geoff Waterfield

Police say a 50-year old Niagara Falls man charged

Over $400,000 in stolen vehicles and over $184,000 in illegal drugs found by Niagara Regional police.

Last year, officers started looking into the theft of several vehicles, that had the VIN numbers redone, and were being used in Niagara.

With help from Halton police, officers used search warrants in a number of Niagara locations, where they found five stolen vehicles and two stolen motorcycles.

That discovery led police to a Niagara River Parkway address, where police found various drugs including cocaine, crystal meth, and $40,000.

2656.5 grams of cocaine
2782.3 grams of crystal meth amphetamine
2050 Oxycontin Pills
7019 grams of marijuana
75 Marijuana pens

Police arrested and charged 50-year old Bernie Visca of Niagara Falls, with a raft of drug and possession of stolen property charges. He had a bail hearing in St. Catharines today.

Possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000 x 5
Trafficking in property obtained by crime over $,5,000
Possession for the purpose of trafficking cocaine
Possession for the purpose of trafficking crystal methamphetamine
Possession for the purpose of trafficking oxycontin x 2
Possession of marijuana for the purpose of distribution
Possession of proceeds of crime over $5,000

Over $400,000 in Stolen Vehicles Recovered by NRP

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