Hamilton man, 53, charged with drug offences, more than $200K in cash seized

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A five-month police investigation has led to four charges against a 53-year-old Hamilton man after multiple search warrants resulted in significant cash and drug seizures.

Hamilton cops said that on Jan. 27, a member of the public contacted them to report suspicious activity. A search warrant was then executed on April 17 at a condominium on Charlton Ave. E. and a related motor vehicle.

The search resulted in the seizure of about $11,000, 121 g of cocaine worth an estimated $12,100, 24 g of fentanyl worth an estimated $4,800, 64 hydromorphone pills worth an estimated $1,000, 15 oxycodone pills worth an estimated $100, two cellphones and two TD Bank safety deposit box keys.

Further searchs were executed and on April 30 a TD safety deposit box at 100 King St. W. was accessed, resulting in the seizure of about $100,000 in cash.

On May 1, a second safety deposit box at 550 Fennell Ave. E. was searched, yielding about $80,000 in cash.

A court-authorized production order granted on May 12 identified a third safety deposit box and a final search warrant was executed May 28 at the same Fennell branch that led to the recovery of an additional $20,000.

In total, the amount of cash seized during the investigation was $211,860.00.

Mario Raffaelle Visocchi was charged with three counts of possession for the purpose of trafficking (fentanyl, cocaine and opioids) and one count of possession of proceeds of crime over $5,000.

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