3 arrested after N.B. drug trafficking investigation
Three people were arrested in relation to a drug trafficking investigation in Sackville, N.B., last week.
According to a Wednesday news release, police executed a search warrant at a Pond Shore Road residence on Nov. 22 after launching an investigation into illegal drug trafficking in the region.
Police say they seized “significant quantities” of what is believed to be:
- cocaine
- hydromorphone pills
- methamphetamine pills
- crystal methamphetamine
- a large amount of money
- nine unsafely-stored firearms, including a restricted handgun and a prohibited rifle
- nearly 55,000 contraband cigarettes
Police arrested a 39-year-old man and a 37-year-old man, both from Sackville, and a 40-year-old man from Nova Scotia, at the scene.
The 39-year-old man is scheduled to appear in court on Dec. 28.
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