SUDBURY -- Two men from Kirkland Lake have been charged with drug and weapons offences following a raid Friday at two homes in the community.
The North East Region OPP's community street crime unit executed two search warrants, one at a residence on McCamus Avenue and the other at a residence on Main Street.
"Police seized drugs suspected to be opioids (fentanyl), methamphetamine, Canadian currency and a prohibited device," police said in a news release. "Estimated street value of the seizure is $6,170."
As a result, a 43-year-old man from Kirkland Lake is charged with possession for the purpose of trafficking, possession of illegal drugs and property obtained by crime.
He was released on an undertaking and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Kirkland Lake on Oct. 8.
The second man, 41, also of Kirkland Lake was charged with the following the unauthorized possession of a weapon.
He was also released on an undertaking and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Kirkland Lake on Oct. 15.
