Two Arrested in Major Niagara Falls Drug Bust

Earlier this year detectives from the Niagara Regional Police Service Street Crime Unit in District 2, which includes Niagara Falls and Niagara-on-the-Lake, launched an investigation into the illegal drug distribution in Niagara Falls, ONTARIO.

During the investigation, officers noticed a man exhibiting behavior typical of drug trafficking outside a local business. This led to his arrest, during which he was found with fentanyl, hydromorphone, and Canadian currency.

On March 5th, 2025, detectives obtained judicial approval to execute a search warrant under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act at a motel room in Niagara Falls.

The operation resulted in the arrest of two individuals and the seizure of:

- 140 grams of suspected fentanyl (valued at $11,000)

- 38 suspected hydromorphone tablets (valued at $380)

- $1,820 in Canadian currency

Gerald Caines, 55years-old, from St. Catharines, has been charged with several offenses, including:

- Two counts of possession of fentanyl for the purpose of trafficking

- Possession of hydromorphone for the purpose of trafficking

- Trafficking in fentanyl

- Possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000

- Two counts of failing to comply with a release order

Emnuela Bartolini, 55-years-old, from Niagara Falls, has been charged with possession of fentanyl for the purpose of trafficking.

Two Arrested in Major Niagara Falls Drug Bust