The Halton Regional Police Service (HRPS) has made an arrest and laid multiple charges as a result of a two month Human Trafficking Investigation.
In April, the HRPS Human Trafficking Unit entered into an investigation with the Peel Regional Police Service and the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Intelligence Led Joint Forces Human Trafficking Team (IJFS). During the investigation two women were identified as being trafficked by the accused throughout Ontario during various periods in 2024 and 2025.
Over the course of the investigation it was found that the victims were forced to constantly work, and were in fear for their personal safety as the accused used coercion, manipulation, physical violence, and psychological harm to maintain control and influence over the victims, while he benefitted financially from the exploitation.
On Tuesday, June 3rd, the accused was located and arrested in Hamilton and criminal code search warrants were executed in Hamilton and Grimsby.
As a result of the search warrants the following items were seized:
- $37,385 in Canadian currency
- Body armour
- 11.2 grams of fentanyl
- 5.9 grams of cocaine
- Additional Human Trafficking related items of evidentiary value
As a result of the investigation, 45-year-old Nathan Johnson of Grimsby has been charged with the following:
- Human Trafficking (2 Counts)
- Procuring (4 Counts)
- Receive Material Benefit – Human Trafficking (2 Counts)
- Receive Material Benefit – Sexual Services (2 Counts)
- Advertise Sexual Services (2 Counts)
- Assault (2 Counts)
- Possession of Property Obtained by Crime – Over $5000
- Possession of a Controlled Substance (2 Counts – Fentanyl and Cocaine)
Johnson has been held in custody pending a bail hearing in Milton.
The accused is known to use the aliases of “Dingo” and “Dante” and Investigators believe there may be additional victims.
Anyone with information, or anyone who has been victimized by the accused is asked to contact Detective Scott Heyerman of the Human Trafficking Unit at 905-825-4747 ext. 4973.
Tips can also be submitted anonymously to Crime Stoppers. “See something? Hear something? Know something? Contact Crime Stoppers” at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or through the web at www.haltoncrimestoppers.ca.
