Twelve people were arrested and quantities of marijuana and illegal prescription drugs were seized by police during the search of nine residences early today.

The searches were part of Operation Implicate, a month-long investigation by Halifax Regional Police targeting street level trafficking of crack cocaine, marijuana and illegal prescription drugs in the North Dartmouth area.

The 10 men and two women arrested range in age from 22 to 57. They were arrested without incident this morning and were scheduled to appear in Dartmouth Provincial Court Wednesday afternoon to face drug charges under the Controlled Drugs & Substances Act (CDSA).

Below is a list of the accused:

Cecil Edison LAPIERRE, 57, Dartmouth
– sec 5(1) CDSA (trafficking) x 2

Brian Hector OICKLE, 42, Dartmouth
– sec 5(1) CDSA (trafficking) x 2

Harry William CRANN, 48, Dartmouth
– sec 5(1) CDSA (trafficking)

Robert Elias JREIGE, 35, Cole Harbour
– sec 5(1) CDSA (trafficking) x 2

Tom Russell RILEY, 52, Westphal
– sec 5(1) CDSA (trafficking)

Christopher Michael WHITE, 27, Dartmouth
– sec 5(1) CDSA (trafficking) x 4

Melissa Lynn PARSONS, 24, Dartmouth
– sec 5(1) CDSA (trafficking) x 2

Bryan David ALLISON, 34, Dartmouth
– sec 5(1) CDSA (trafficking) x 2

Steve Curtis STRICKLAND, 44, Dartmouth
– sec 5(1) CDSA (trafficking) x 2

John William BLEAKNEY, 22, Dartmouth
– sec 5(1) CDSA (trafficking) x 2

Reginald Lorraine BRUNT, 46, Cole Harbour
– sec 5(1) CDSA (trafficking)
– sec 5(2) CDSA (possession for the purpose of trafficking x 2)

Rose ANDERSSON, 26, Dartmouth
– sec 4(1) CDSA (possession)