Three males are facing drug charges following a search in Port Hawkesbury.
On Tuesday, April 8th, 2014, RCMP from the Inverness/Richmond Street Crime Unit, Sydney Federal Section, and members from the Port Hawkesbury Detachment, executed a search warrant at a residence in Port Hawkesbury.
The search resulted in the seizure of just over 3.5 pounds of cannabis marijuana, a large quantity of money and drug paraphernalia.
Three adult males, one of whom resides at the residence, were arrested and each charged with Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking cannabis marijuana. They have been released and will appear in Port Hawkesbury Provincial Court on June 30th, 2014. This matter remains under investigation and further charges are pending.
The RCMP is committed to enforcing drug laws to their fullest extent; however we require the assistance of the public to eliminate harmful drug trafficking from taking place in our community. If the public has any information on this incident or information on other crimes, please contact any RCMP Detachment, local police or Nova Scotia Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or by a Secure Web Tips at www.crimesstoppers.ns.ca. Calls to Crime Stoppers are not taped or traced and if police make an arrest and lay charges based on a tip, callers qualify for a cash award from $50 – $2000.
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