St. Catharines Man, 34, Charged After Suspected Cocaine and Fentanyl Seized (November 10, 2026)
The Niagara Regional Police Service says Magd Omer Salem Aldayeni, 34, of St. Catharines was arrested on Tuesday, November 3, 2026 in St. Catharines and is charged with possession of proceeds of property obtained by crime under $5,000 and with possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking, in both cocaine and fentanyl. Police say officers seized 81 grams of suspected cocaine, with a stated street value of $8,100, 50 grams of suspected fentanyl, with a stated street value of $5,000, and $1,300 in Canadian currency. The investigation was run by the service’s 1 District Street Crime Unit and began in the fall of 2026. Aldayeni was released on a Form 10 undertaking with a future court date.
Legal status: Charged. The allegations have not been tested in court and the accused is presumed innocent; he was released on a Form 10 undertaking with a future court date.
The Three Counts
Police list three counts: possession of proceeds of property obtained by crime under $5,000, possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking in cocaine, and possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking in fentanyl.
Police describe both substances as suspected and give street values of $8,100 for the cocaine and $5,000 for the fentanyl, $13,100 combined. The $1,300 in Canadian currency was seized along with the drugs.
The Unit and the Investigation
Police credit the NRPS 1 District Street Crime Unit, which they say began investigating alleged drug trafficking in St. Catharines in the fall of 2026. The arrest on Tuesday, November 3 came a week before the release was published on November 10.
Two local outlets carried the story the same week. CKTB News, publishing on November 10 at 2:27 p.m., reports that officers saw the suspect dealing on November 3 and that a search turned up the drugs and cash. The Niagara Daily News, publishing on the morning of November 11, reports the same seizure figures and attributes the investigation to a Street Crime Unit.
The charges and the seizure
- Accused: Magd Omer Salem Aldayeni, 34, of St. Catharines.
- Charges: possession of proceeds of property obtained by crime under $5,000; possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking (cocaine); possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking (fentanyl).
- Seized: 81 grams of suspected cocaine, street value given as $8,100; 50 grams of suspected fentanyl, street value given as $5,000; $1,300 in Canadian currency.
- Unit: NRPS 1 District Street Crime Unit, investigating since the fall of 2026.
- Release conditions: a Form 10 undertaking with a future court date.
Timeline
- Fall 2026The NRPS 1 District Street Crime Unit begins the investigation, according to the force’s release.
- Tuesday, November 3, 2026Aldayeni is arrested in St. Catharines. Officers seize 81 grams of suspected cocaine, 50 grams of suspected fentanyl and $1,300 in Canadian currency.
- Tuesday, November 10, 2026The Niagara Regional Police Service publishes the charges, the name and the seizure list under incident number 26-139146.
- Tuesday, November 10, 2026, 2:27 p.m.CKTB News reports the case.
- Wednesday, November 11, 2026, 7:41 a.m.The Niagara Daily News reports the case.
Published the release; source of the charges, seizure figures and street values
Credited with the investigation, which police date to the fall of 2026
Related Files
Sources
- Niagara Regional Police Service, “34-Year-Old St Catharines Man Arrested in Drug Trafficking Investigation,” November 10, 2026 — for the charges, the name, the seizure and the incident number — niagarapolice.ca
- CKTB News, “34-year-old man arrested in St. Catharines drug trafficking investigation,” November 10, 2026 at 2:27 p.m. — for the observations on November 3 — cktbnews.com
- Niagara Daily News, “Cocaine, fentanyl seized as St. Catharines man charged,” November 11, 2026 at 7:41 a.m. — for the Street Crime Unit attribution — niagaradailynews.ca
Magd Omer Salem Aldayeni is presumed innocent, and none of the charges against him has been tested in court. The allegations are those of the Niagara Regional Police Service, as published in its release and reported by CKTB News and the Niagara Daily News.
