3 arrested, $60K in drugs seized during Moosonee traffic stop
Two Moosonee residents and a 19-year-old from the GTA were arrested and $60,000 in narcotics was seized during a weekend traffic stop, police say.
$60K in suspected fentanyl, crack, crystal meth, cocaine and methamphetamine seized by OPP in Moosonee during a traffic stop. (Supplied)
Officers from the James Bay detachment made a large drug bust after pulling over a vehicle on Moose Drive around 2 p.m. Aug. 13, Ontario Provincial Police said in a news release.
Two local women, ages 35 and 39, were arrested along with a Brampton resident and charged with five counts of drug trafficking.
Police seized suspected fentanyl, crack, cocaine, crystal meth and methamphetamine along with about $1,000 in cash and several cellphones, OPP said.
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The teen is also charged with possessing proceeds of property obtained by crime.
All three accused are being held in custody pending a bail hearing Wednesday.
None of the allegations has been proven in court.
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