Four charged in connection with armed home invasion

Four people, including three teenagers, have been charged in connection with a violent armed home invasion in Georgian Bluffs.

The Ontario Provincial Police said on Thursday shortly before 4:08 a.m., four individuals went to an apartment on Highway 6 and 21, pulled out a firearm, and assaulted the occupants of the home.

The four left before police arrived but at around 2:40 p.m., four suspects were arrested at a business at Highway 21 on Saugeen First Nation. During the arrest, police seized a loaded handgun, drug paraphernalia, along with $20,000 worth of purple fentanyl and methamphetamine.

As a result, a 17-year-old from Kitchener is charged with:

• Possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose.
• Carrying a concealed weapon.
• Unauthorized possession of a weapon.
• Possession of a loaded prohibited or restricted firearm.
• Possession of a firearm or ammunition while prohibited.
• Possession of methamphetamine for the purpose of trafficking.
• Possession of fentanyl for the purpose of trafficking.

Peter Messiha, 21, of Mississauga is charged with:

• Possession of methamphetamine for the purpose of trafficking.
• Possession of fentanyl for the purpose of trafficking.
• Possession of Schedule II substance.

A second 17-year-old from Kitchener is charged with:

• Carrying a concealed weapon.
• Possession of methamphetamine for the purpose of trafficking.
• Possession of fentanyl for the purpose of trafficking.
• Possessing cannabis under the age of 19.

Mohamed Abdalla, 19, of Kitchener is charged with:

• Possession of methamphetamine for the purpose of trafficking.
• Possession of fentanyl for the purpose of trafficking.

All four were held for a bail hearing on Friday.

Anyone with further information regarding this incident is asked to contact the OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).