Drugs and weapon charges filed following fatal crash in Burlington, Ontario

A police investigation in Burlington that ended with a truck rollover and the death of a man has led to several drug and weapon charges.

The incident began on Jan. 29 of this year when police pulled over a vehicle for speeding just before 4 a.m.

Then, according to the Special Investigations Unit (SIU), which at the time had taken over the investigation, “two Halton Regional Police Service officers stopped the driver of a truck for speeding on the Queen Elizabeth Way at Guelph Line. The driver fled. The officers came upon a collision at the Brant Street off-ramp. It was the pickup truck.”

All four people in the truck were thrown from the vehicle during the rollover and a 26-year-old subsequently died while the others were taken to the hospital for treatment.

A quantity of fentanyl and cocaine, along with a firearm were located at the crash site.

Now, nine months later, police have filed charges:

Preet Dhami, 25, of Brampton was arrested and charged with the following:

• Possession for the purpose of trafficking (fentanyl)
• Possession for the purpose of trafficking (cocaine)
• Two counts of possession of identity documents (2 counts)
• Fail to comply with probation order

Dhami was released on an undertaking with a future court date.

Mustafa Ta’amneh, 46, of Mississauga is currently in custody on unrelated charges. On October 25 Ta’amneh was arrested and charged with the following:

• Possession for the purpose of trafficking (fentanyl)
• Possession for the purpose of trafficking (cocaine)
• Unauthorized possession of a firearm in a motor vehicle
• Unauthorized possession of a firearm
• Knowledge of unauthorized possession of a firearm
• Careless use of a firearm
• Weapons trafficking
• Possession of a firearm contrary to prohibition order
• Fail to comply – being on a release order

Ta’amneh was held in custody pending a bail hearing.

Nitish Oberoi, 34, of Brampton was arrested and charged with the following:

• Possession for the purpose of trafficking (fentanyl)
• Possession for the purpose of trafficking (cocaine)
• Dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing death

Oberoi was released on an undertaking with a future court date.