Five people including a youth were arrested and drugs and weapons were seized as part of an investigation in Scarborough.
Toronto Police’s 41 Division major crime unit and neighbourhood community officers started a drug investigation on Saturday. Officers applied for and were granted search warrants for a residence and a motor vehicle, leading to the arrests of five people in the Eglinton Ave. E.-Midland Ave. area on Monday.
Police alleged that during the arrest of Raulston Hottar, 21, of Toronto, a firearm was located. During the arrest of the youth, a firearm was also located. And during the search warrant at the residence, two more firearms, ammunition and drugs – 226 g of purple methamphetamine, 193 g of green methamphetamine, and 428 g of cocaine — were found.
The seized firearms included four semi-automatic loaded handguns (two were equipped with high-capacity magazines and one was equipped with a Glock switch capable of converting the firearm to automatic fire.)
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Raulston Hottar, Phildel Hottar, 22, Jathanelle Latulippe, 18, and Shanetel Macrae, 47, all from Toronto, and a male youth were charged with various drug and firearm offences. The youth can’t be named under the Youth Criminal Justice Act.
Anyone with information is asked to call police at 416-808-4100 or contact Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477) or 222tips.com.