Toronto Male Arrested in Drug Trafficking Investigation – Niagara Falls

On Tuesday, February 10, 2026, the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) 2 District (Niagara Falls/Niagara-on-the-Lake) Street Crime Unit (SCU) began an investigation into the sale of illicit substances. A male was observed exhibiting behaviour that was consistent with the illegal trafficking of drugs.

At approximately 4:20 pm, with assistance from the Niagara Parks Police Service, detectives conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle being operated by the suspect, and he was arrested. A search incident to arrest located the following items:

• 6.5 grams fentanyl (street value $1300)
• 8.1 grams cocaine (street value $810)
• 109 hydromorphone tablets (street value $2180)
• $1603 Canadian Currency

The vehicle was seized and a judicial search warrant has been requested.

24-year-old Jahquan RUGLASS-BROWN of Toronto is charged with the following criminal offences:

• Possession of a Schedule I Substance for Trafficking (Fentanyl)
• Possession of a Schedule I Substance for Trafficking (Cocaine)
• Possession of a Schedule I Substance for Trafficking (Hydromorphone)
• Possession of Proceeds Obtained by Crime under $5000
• Fail to Comply with Release Order (2 counts)

RUGLASS-BROWN attended a bail hearing on Wednesday, February 11, 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 at (905) 688-4111, option 3, extension 1009705.

Members of the community who wish to provide information anonymously can contact Crime Stoppers of Niagara online or by calling 1-800-222-8477(TIPS). Crime Stoppers offers cash rewards to people who contact the program with information which leads to an arrest.

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