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Cochrane man charged after crystal meth seized in drug raid

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A 37-year-old Cochrane man is accused of being a drug dealer after a raid on a Thirteenth Avenue home last month revealed $12,500 in narcotics.

Approximately $12,500 in crystal meth, methamphetamine seized by Ontario Provincial Police in Cochrane. (Supplied)

Officers with the James Bay community street crime unit searched the home shortly after 10 a.m. Sept. 13, Ontario Provincial Police said in a news release Tuesday.

"During the investigation, police seized drugs suspected to be methamphetamine and crystal methamphetamine with an estimated street value of $12,500," OPP said.

As a result, the accused is charged with two counts of possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking – methamphetamine.

He was released from custody and is scheduled to appear in court Oct. 24.

The allegations have not been proven in court.

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