St. Catharines Male Arrested in CORE Unit Drug Investigation
Throughout 2026 officers with the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) 1 District (St. Catharines/Thorold) Community Oriented Response and Engagement Unit (CORE) received multiple community complaints about illegal drug activity in the St. Catharines area.
The CORE Unit investigation identified a suspect. Further to their investigation a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act judicial authorization to search (search warrant) was granted for a dwelling unit in the Church Street and Clark Street area of St. Catharines.
On November 11, 2026, the search warrant was executed with the assistance of the 1 District Street Crime Unit.
50-year-old Omar CLARKE of St. Catharines was arrested and charged with the following offences.
- Possession of a Scheduled 1 Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking – Cocaine
- Possession of Proceeds of Property Obtained by Crime Over $5000
During the search the following items were seized.
- 128 grams of suspected cocaine
- 25.6 grams of suspected crack cocaine
- $23,939 CDN
- $99 USD
CLARKE remains in custody and is scheduled to attend a bail hearing November 12, 2026, at the Robert S.K. Welch Courthouse, located at 59 Church Street in St. Catharines.
Anyone with information related to this incident is asked to contact the Niagara Regional Police Service’s 1 District CORE Unit at 905-688-4111.
Members of the public who wish to provide information anonymously are encouraged to contact the NRPS tip line at 289-248-1058.
NRPS Incident 26-142749