Two Timmins residents charged after Preston Street drug and firearm search
Two Timmins residents face drug-trafficking and firearms charges after police say a November 4, 2026, search of a Preston Street home uncovered drugs with an estimated street value of $102,000, a loaded handgun and more than $18,000 in cash.
Nathan Homer, 38, and Rebecca Homer, 34, are jointly charged with possession for the purpose of trafficking involving five substances: cocaine, methamphetamine, fentanyl, oxycodone and MDMA, according to the Timmins Police Service.
Police executed a search warrant under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act at the Preston Street home on the morning of November 4.
According to police, officers seized:
- 310 grams of fentanyl;
- 54 grams of cocaine;
- 250 grams of crystal methamphetamine and 850 methamphetamine tablets;
- 14 MDMA tablets and an additional 45 grams of MDMA;
- 164 Percocet tablets;
- One loaded 9mm handgun;
- More than $18,000 in Canadian currency.
The weapons charges include unauthorized possession offences, possession of a loaded prohibited or restricted firearm, possession of a prohibited device or ammunition, careless storage and possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, police said.
Both residents are also charged with possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000 and possession of proceeds of property obtained by crime over $5,000.
The Timmins Police Service Drug Enforcement Unit and the Ontario Provincial Police Northeast Region Community Street Crime Unit began investigating alleged drug trafficking in Timmins in October 2026, police said. Investigators identified the Preston Street residence as a location where drugs were allegedly being sold.