Two face charges, $46K in drugs seized following bust in Sturgeon Falls
Two people from West Nipissing have been charged following an Ontario Provincial Police raid of a residence in Sturgeon Falls on July 26. (Supplied)
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Two people from West Nipissing have been charged following an Ontario Provincial Police raid of a residence in Sturgeon Falls on July 26.
Police executed a search warrant on a Demers Street residence, leading to the seizure of drug paraphernalia, cash, a safe, cellular devices and drugs suspected to be: fentanyl, Percocet pills, crystal meth, methamphetamine tablets and cocaine.
The value of the drugs seized is believed to be approximately $46,300, police said in a news release Tuesday.
A 35-year-old has been charged with three counts of trafficking and one charge of possession of property obtained by crime,
A 25-year-old, also of West Nipissing, faces three charges of trafficking.
Both accused are scheduled to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice today in North Bay.
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