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Alleged drug dealer from Toronto arrested as he got off train in Kingston

Kingston Police/File

A 23-year-old Toronto man is facing 16 charges after being arrested as he arrived in Kingston, Ont., allegedly carrying drugs and a gun.

Police say they had been investigating the man in relation to drug-related conversations and activity, and officers were waiting when his train arrived at the Via Rail station in Kingston on Wednesday afternoon.

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They say the man fled and was caught in the parking lot.

Officers seized a semi-automatic handgun with a magazine containing six hollow point rounds, a bag of suspected crystal methamphetamine and Canadian currency.

The man is charged with possession of a controlled drug for trafficking, and 15 weapons-related offences.

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