CRIME: Two charged following drug raid at Welland home

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WELLAND – Two people have been charged with drug trafficking following a raid on a Welland home.

On Tuesday, Niagara Regional Police executed a search warrant at the undisclosed Denistoun Avenue address.

Inside, investigators seized some $570 worth of heroin and prescription pills.

Eric Silvestri, 24, of Welland, is charged with two counts of possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking and failing to comply with the conditions of an undertaking.

James Martin, 35, of Welland, is charged with two counts of possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking.

Both accused were held in custody pending a bail hearing scheduled for today.

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John Robbins, an award-winning multimedia journalist, joined Bullet News as a staff writer in January 2011. He was named editor in April 2013. The veteran reporter worked in Niagara and Fort Erie for more than a decade, using his investigative skills in a wide range of beats, including local politics, health/environment, education, business and tourism. His writing has earned him six Ontario Newspaper Awards Robbins, born and raised in Niagara Falls, studied at Emmanuel Bible College and Brock University before graduating from the Journalism-Print program at Niagara College, where he earned several scholarships and awards. During his 11 years as a reporter at the Niagara Falls Review, Robbins, who was Fort Erie bureau chief from 2002-2006, was instrumental in bringing video and e-reporting skills into daily practice at the newspaper and helped build its web and social media audiences. In 2009, Robbins received an appointment to journalism-print advisory committee at Niagara College. Robbins lives in Ridgeway.