(TEMISKAMING SHORES, ON) – The driver of a vehicle is facing numerous charges after a traffic stop led to the seizure of a loaded firearm, suspected fentanyl, and cocaine.
On Friday, October 23, 2025, members of the Temiskaming Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) along with members of the Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), initiated an investigation into a male believed to be trafficking illicit drugs in the town of Cobalt.
At approximately 3:00 p.m., officers stopped a vehicle at a business on Highway 65 East in Temiskaming Shores. The driver was arrested as a result of the investigation. A search of the vehicle resulted in the seizure of a loaded 9mm handgun, $1300 in Canadian currency, along with suspected fentanyl and cocaine.
As a result, Giovanni LIVERPOOL, 24 years old, of Toronto, has been charged with:
- Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking – Fentanyl
- Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking – Cocaine
- Unauthorized possession of a prohibited or restricted firearm
- Possession of a loaded prohibited or restricted firearm
- Possession of proceeds of crime under $5000
- Occupant of motor vehicle knowing there was a firearm
- Knowledge of unauthorized possession of firearm
The accused was held in custody pending a bail hearing before the Ontario Court of Justice in Haileybury.

