Accused left child at home for drug deal: Toronto Police

TORONTO - An accused drug dealer faces more than a dozen charges after allegedly leaving his seven-year-old son home alone in the Upper Beaches while he peddled dope to an undercover cop.

Toronto Police say the man was among those arrested during a recent undercover operation by a Drug Squad Enforcement Team in the area of Coxwell Ave. and Gerrard St. E.

“It is alleged that during this operation an undercover officer made drug purchases from the accused,” police said Monday.

The accused allegedly arranged to sell drugs to the undercover copper again on Nov. 8. and police claim he walked close to 300 metres away from his home to complete the deal.

“The accused was arrested and found in possession of an automatic (switchblade) knife,” police allege.
Officers searched the man’s home “immediately afterward” and allegedly found his child “unattended.”
A stash of dope and drug paraphernalia were also allegedly discovered.

“A quantity of heroin and approximately 30 to 40 used needles were located in the home,” police claim.
The Toronto man is charged with five counts each of trafficking in heroin and proceeds of trafficking in morphine, as well as one count each of possession for the purpose heroin, possession for the purpose morphine and possession of a prohibited weapon.

Police are not releasing the name of the accused in order to protect the identity of the boy.