Thorold Male Charged with Trafficking Offences

In April 2026, detectives with the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) 2 District (Niagara Falls/Niagara-on-the-Lake) Street Crime Unit (SCU) began an investigation into a male suspected of trafficking illegal drugs.

On April 16, 2026, 2 District SCU detectives, assisted by the Emergency Task Unit (ETU) and 1 District (St. Catharines/Thorold) Street Crime Unit executed a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) warrant at a Lundy’s Lane address in Thorold.  As a result, 37-year-old Matt GENDRON of Thorold was arrested and charged with the following offences.

• Possession of Cannabis for the Purpose of Distributing
• Possession of Proceeds of Property Obtained by Crime Over $5000
• Possess Schedule I Substance for Trafficking (cocaine)
• Possess Schedule I Substance for Trafficking (opioid oxycodone)
• Possess Schedule I Substance for Trafficking
• Possession of a Schedule III Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking

During the search the following items were located and seized.

• 4 kilograms of suspected cocaine (value $80,000)
• 751.9 grams of suspected MDMA (value $9,000)
• 470 tablets of suspected oxycontin (value $4,700)
• 4.6 kilograms of suspected psilocybin (value $46,180)
• 61 kilograms of suspected dry cannabis (value $250,000)
• 6.3 kilograms of suspected hard/brick hashish (value $127520)
• 121 x 1 gram vape pens (value $4235)
• 26 grams of suspected shatter individually packaged in 1-gram envelopes (value $520)
• 314 grams of suspected cannabis oil individually packaged in 1-gram envelopes (value $6280)
• 1 kilogram of suspected cannabis distillate (value $20000)
• $5533 of currency

GENDRON was released on an Undertaking with a future court date 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 Street Crime Unit at 905-688-4111, option 3, extension 1009667.

Members of the public who wish to provide information anonymously are encouraged to contact Crime Stoppers of Niagara online or by calling 1-800-222-TIPS (8477). Crime Stoppers offers cash rewards to persons who contact the program with information that leads to an arrest.

NRPS Incident 26-45431