Five charged, including two Toronto men, in major Northern Ontario drug bust

An investigation began in February into a suspected operation allegedly trafficking drugs in Northern Ontario and Quebec

Published Jun 11, 2026  •  2 minute read

OPP seized these guns, drugs and money after four search warrants were served on May 26 on residences in Timmins, Ont., and Kapusakasing, Ont. Photo by OPP

See more Toronto Sun on Google — save as a Preferred Source

Article content

Two Toronto men are charged in a Northern Ontario bust that yielded $160,000 worth of illicit drugs.

Article content

Article content

Ontario Provincial Police say the two accused are among five individuals facing a combined 38 charges following a drug trafficking investigation in Timmins.

In February 2026, members of the OPP-led Provincial Guns and Gangs Enforcement Team and the Timmins Police began an intelligence-led probe into a network with alleged ties to the GTA suspected of trafficking drugs across northeastern Ontario and Québec.

The OPP says four search warrants were executed on May 26 at residences in Timmins, Ont., and in Kapuskasing, Ont., where officers allegedly seized two loaded handguns, ammunition, 990 grams of suspected cocaine, 350 grams of suspected fentany, 230 grams of suspected methamphetamine, 150 suspected methamphetamine tablets, a quantity of suspected MDMA tablets, hydromorphone tablets and lorazepam tablets, $2,795 in cash, 11 cellphones, digital scales and packaging

Article content

Read More

1. 

   HUNTER: Indian national trucker in cross-border dope bust faces music

2. 

   Man, 31, caught 'driving while disqualified' in North York faces gun and drug charges

3. 

   7 more men wanted in deadly Toronto shooting

The five people charged

Deven Che, 23, of Toronto, faces 16 charges in relation to firearms, drugs, possession of proceeds of property obtained by a crime under $5,000, failure to comply with a release order and disobeying a court order.

Marc Williams, 46, of Toronto, faces eight charges in relation to firearms, drugs, and possession of proceeds of property obtained by crime under $5,000.

Rainbow Metatawabn, 33, of Timmins, faces nine charges in relation to firearms, drugs, and possession of proceeds of property obtained by crime under $5,000.

Vanessa Niemi, 42, of Kapuskasing, faces three charges of possession for the purpose of trafficking and one for failure to comply with a release order.

Kory Donovan, 42, of Timmins, faces one charge of possession for the purpose of trafficking – methamphetamine.

Anyone with any information about illegal firearms or the possession, manufacturing or trafficking of illicit drugs should contact the OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or ontariocrimestoppers.ca.

Article content