Fentanyl-stuffed rotisserie chicken found by police in Ontario

Dan Taekema · CBC News

· Posted: Apr 17, 2025 10:55 AM EDT | Last Updated: 36 minutes ago

A photo shared by Kingston Police shows a plastic bag peaking out of the rear end of a cooked chicken.

It started as a call about threatening behaviour but ended with weapon and drug charges for a 44-year-old from the GTA after Kingston Police discovered fentanyl, cocaine and methamphetamine stuffed inside a whole rotisserie chicken.

Officers were called to a hotel around 9:45 p.m. Tuesday following reports of someone threatening staff after an argument led them to ask the person to leave, according to a media release.

Instead, the suspect returned to a room where they were arrested.

Police said a search revealed two pellet guns that were seized, along with "a quantity of fentanyl, cocaine and methamphetamine which had been concealed inside a whole rotisserie chicken."

The drugs stashed inside the bird included 46.1 grams of fentanyl, 10.8 grams of cocaine and 25.2 grams of crystal meth, the police release said.

A second picture shared by police appears to show the bird neatly divided into serving sizes, along with some breaded chicken and two sealed bags full of smaller, see-through baggies.

Police have charged a 44-year-old from the Greater Toronto Area with two counts each of uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm, possession of weapons dangerous to the public and carrying a concealed weapon.

The accused is also charged with three counts of breaching probation, failing to comply with a release order and possession of drugs for the purpose of trafficking.