Thompson RCMP are reporting that two male suspects, both from Ontario, were recently arrested and charged resulting from a recent traffic stop that occurred in the community.
On October 27, 2026, at approximately 4:45pm, Thompson RCMP municipal traffic members were on patrol when they initiated a traffic stop on a vehicle on McGill Place.
Police say that while running routine checks on two male passengers inside the vehicle, one was found to have a warrant of arrest issued for a firearms offence by York Regional Police in Ontario and was immediately taken into custody.
A subsequent search of the vehicle was performed resulting in the other male passenger, a youth, being arrested for possession for purpose of trafficking. Officers also located a loaded handgun that had been reported stolen.
In total, police seized approximately 500 grams of cocaine (estimated community value of $49,000), $5,000 in Canadian currency, and
various drug paraphernalia.
RCMP report that 20-year-old Terrence Campbell, from Toronto, ON, along with a 17-year-old male youth from Etobicoke, ON, are now facing multiple theft, drug and weapons charges related to this investigation. Both individuals were remanded pending a court date.
Thompson RCMP along with the Thompson RCMP Crime Suppression Unit continue to investigate this incident.
