RCMP release:

The Colchester County District RCMP Community Action Team has charged a man after executing a warrant in relation to an ongoing drug trafficking investigation.

On February 4, RCMP officers conducted a targeted traffic stop on College Rd. in Bible Hill and safely arrested the lone occupant of the Hyundai Sonata.

A search of the vehicle resulted in the seizure of a large quantity of suspected cocaine, cash, a digital scale, eight cell phones, and a laptop.

Malique Olowu, 22, of Debert, has been charged with: Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking (cocaine); Possession of Property Obtained by Crime; Fail to Comply with Release Order (two counts).

He was remanded into custody and is due to appear in Truro Provincial Court on February 18.

The investigation is ongoing.

Anyone with information about illicit drugs or other criminal activity in their community is encouraged to contact police. To remain anonymous, call Nova Scotia Crime Stoppers, toll-free, at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), submit a secure web tip at www.crimestoppers.ns.ca, or use the P3 Tips app.