Over $100,000 in cash was seized during a drug bust in Thunder Bay.
On September 4, a search warrant was executed in the community by the provincial police-led Provincial Joint Forces Guns and Gangs Enforcement Team.
During the search police seized the following:
- Approximately 18 grams of suspected fentanyl
- Approximately 114 grams of suspected cocaine
- More than $100,000 in Canadian currency
- Approximately $600 in United States currency
As a result, a 26-year-old from Chateauguay, Quebec is facing the following charges:
- Possession for the purpose of trafficking – cocaine – two counts
- Possession for the purpose of trafficking – fentanyl
- Possession of proceeds of property obtained by crime over $5,000
A 25-year-old from Thunder Bay is facing the following charges:
- Possession for the purpose of trafficking – cocaine
- Possession for the purpose of trafficking – fentanyl
- Possession of proceeds of property obtained by crime over $5,000
Both of the accused were initially kept in custody, but they have since been released.
They are both scheduled with a future court date.