Niagara Falls, Oakville, Hamilton men charged in connection with $28,000 drug bust

A raid on a Niagara Falls home ended with trafficking charges for a local man, as well as two more from Hamilton and Oakville, after police found $28,380 worth of drugs.

Yesterday (May 24), Niagara Police got a search warrant for a house in the Kalar Rd. and Niven St. area and seized 269.8 grams of suspected crystal methamphetamine, 149.4 grams of suspected cocaine, and 88.1 grams of suspected fentanyl.

They also found $1,200 in suspected crime cash and a replica firearm.

Colin David Geisendorf, 38, of Niagara Falls has been charged with possession of crime cash under $5,000, three drug trafficking charges and failure to comply with release order.

Tristin Castello, 25, of Oakville has been charged with possession of crime cash under $5,000, three drug trafficking charges and failure to comply with release order.

Albert Abreem Matti, 20, of Hamilton has been charged with possession of crime cash under $5,000 and three drug trafficking charges.

Geisendorf and Castello remain in police custody with a bail hearing scheduled to take place later today (May 25) via video link to the courthouse in St. Catharines.

Matti was released from custody and is scheduled to a July 27 hearing at the courthouse in St. Catharines.