N.S. man arrested after drugs, illegal tobacco seized from Linwood property: RCMP
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A man from Linwood, N.S., has been charged with several drug-related offences after police say hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of drugs and other illegal items were seized from a home in the community.
The RCMP executed a search warrant at a property in Linwood on Monday.
Police say a 35-year-old man was arrested.
During the search, officers seized cocaine, cannabis, psilocybin, tobacco, cash and a trailer. Police value the seizure at approximately $500,000.
Shane Thomas Richard has been charged with:
- three counts of possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking
- possession of cannabis for the purpose of distribution
- possession of cannabis for the purpose of selling
- unlawfully possessing unstamped tobacco
- possessing tobacco on which tax has not been paid
- possessing tobacco not bearing a prescribed mark
Richard was released on conditions, including a curfew.
He is scheduled to appear in Antigonish provincial court on Feb. 9, 2023 at 9:30 a.m.
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