Halifax police charge man after seizing 3 kilograms of cocaine, $100,000 cash

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Police car is shown in Halifax on Thursday, July 2, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan

By 95.7 News Radio Staff

Posted Jul 29, 2024 01:39:08 PM.

Last Updated Jul 29, 2024 01:41:12 PM.

Regional police have charged a man following a drug search in Halifax last week.

Last Thursday, officers searched a home on Cunard Street where they seized roughly 3 kilograms of cocaine, oxycodone and MDMA as well as over $100,000 in cash.

Vernon Washington Brown, 24, was scheduled to appear in Halifax provincial court on last Friday to face three counts of possession for the purposes of trafficking.

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