Three arrested after N.B. drug trafficking investigation

Three people were arrested in relation to a drug trafficking investigation in Sackville, N.B. last week. According to a Wednesday news release, police executed a search warrant at a Pond Shore Road residence on Nov.

22 after launching an investigation into illegal drug trafficking in the region. Police say they seized “significant quantities” of what is believed to be:

  • cocaine
  • hydromorphone pills
  • methamphetamine pills
  • crystal methamphetamine
  • a large amount of money
  • nine unsafely-stored firearms, including a restricted handgun and a prohibited rifle
  • nearly 55,000 contraband cigarettes

Police arrested a 39-year-old man and a 37-year-old man, both from Sackville, and a 40-year-old man from Nova Scotia, at the scene.

The 39-year-old man is scheduled to appear in court on Dec.

28.

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References

  1. ^ dedicated provincial page. (atlantic.ctvnews.ca)