Three charged in drug raids
Posted Nov 6, 2012 11:02:28 AM.
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Halifax Regional Police have laid charges against three men after to raids yesterday.
Police executed a search warrant on a residence in Williamswood, off the Old Sambro Road, yesterday morning and seized what is described as a quantity of Cocaine.
A 22 year old man has been charged with Possession For The Purpose Of Trafficking in connection with the seizure.
While executing the warrant, officers came across a suspicious package inside the residence. The Police Robot was called in and successfully removed the item. It remains in police custody, and has not been identified.
The second search warrant led police to an address on Ogilvie Street in Halifax.
Police again seized a quantity of Cocaine, along with some cash, and a handgun at the residence.
Two men, 27 and 20 years of age, now face charges of Drug Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking, Unsafe Storage of a Firearm, Possession of a Weapon Dangerous to the Public Peace, Possession of a Firearm Knowing its Possession is Unauthorized and Possession of a Loaded Restricted Firearm.
A fourth man arrested as part of the sweep yesterday has been released by police without charge.
Police spokesperson Pierre Bourdages says the men arrested yesterday are not suspects in an ongoing investigation into a weekend shooting in downtown Halifax.
