The North Bay Police Service has arrested a 36-year-old North Bay man on drug trafficking and weapon charges.
At 10:30 a.m. yesterday, officers arrived at a building in the 200 block of Main Street East after a man refused to leave the property.
Upon arrival, police found the man in a stairwell with drug trafficking equipment beside him.
"At this point, the accused was placed under arrest," says a news release.
Searches by police resulted in the seizure of:
- five grams of fentanyl
- A knife
- Drug trafficking equipment
The street value of the drugs seized is approximately $1,500.
Jeremyah Berry, 36, is charged with:
- Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking
- Carrying a concealed weapon
- Failure to comply with an undertaking
- Traffic in Schedule I substance
Berry was held in custody pending a bail hearing at the North Bay Courthouse.