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The older brother of the man who went on a shooting spree in Toronto’s Greektown earlier this month was arrested on drug charges in Saskatoon three years ago.

Court documents indicate Fahad Hussain, the 31-year-old brother of accused Toronto gunman Faisal Hussain, was arrested in Saskatoon on July 24, 2015 and charged with possessing cocaine for the purpose of trafficking and possession of proceeds of crime.

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Fahad was granted $3,000 cash bail and told he must reside at a Toronto address. He was not allowed to consume drugs or alcohol or possess weapons and was not allowed to return to Saskatoon except for court appearances.

He was later scheduled to stand trial in Saskatoon in February 2017, but a request was made to transfer his case to Ontario Superior Court. The trial never happened — the documents indicate he intended to plead guilty.

In January 2018, a public prosecutor wrote to inform the people involved in the case that the charges would be waived because Fahad had suffered a “medical incident” in the summer of 2017 and remained “hospitalized in an unresponsive state.” Further court documents say Fahad had suffered an overdose and was in a “vegetative state.”

Saskatoon lawyer Mike Nolin, who represents Fahad, said he could not comment on his client’s case because he has been left comatose and cannot give instructions.

Fahad’s younger brother, 29-year-old Faisal Hussain, died after a shooting spree and shootout with police in Toronto on the evening of July 22. Police said the shooter fired several shots, killing two people and injuring 13 others.

— With files from the National Post and the Canadian Press