Toronto police find drugs and a gun while responding to reports of a man asleep at the wheel of a car
Toronto police arrested 23-year-old Munir Saleh on Sunday, Oct. 31 in downtown Toronto. (Supplied/ TPS)
TORONTO -
A 23-year-old man is facing multiple drug and firearm related charges after he was found sleeping behind the wheel in downtown Toronto Sunday morning.
According to investigators, officers found a man sleeping behind the wheel of his vehicle around 9 a.m. in the area of Queen Street West and Denison Avenue, between Portland Street and Augusta Avenue.
The man was observed to be "exhibiting signs of intoxication," Toronto police said in a news release issued Monday.
After the man was taken into custody, officers found a quantity of drugs, including 3.67 grams of crack cocaine, 32.72 grams of fentanyl and 11 pills of vyvanse—as well as nearly $8,000 in cash and a loaded 9 mm Glock Model 17 pistol with four rounds in the magazine.
Toronto police arrested 23-year-old Munir Saleh on Sunday, Oct. 31 in downtown Toronto. (Supplied/ TPS)
On Monday, police said the suspect, who they have identified as Kitchener resident Munir Saleh, is facing 13 different charges, including impaired driving, possession for the purpose of trafficking, possession of a weapon and occupying a motor vehicle with a firearm.
Toronto police arrested 23-year-old Munir Saleh on Sunday, Oct. 31 in downtown Toronto. (Supplied/ TPS)
The charges have not been proven in court.
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