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3 arrested in drug seizure

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 14 Jun, 2024 10:57 AM

Mounties in Prince George say they arrested three people after executing a search warrant at a home in the city.

They say officers found about 50 grams of suspected methamphetamine, 60 grams of suspected fentanyl, four replica firearms, ammunition, two-thousand dollars in cash and other drug trafficking paraphernalia at the home on Nicholson Street.

They say one of the people they arrested had multiple outstanding warrants, but has since been released on conditions.

Police say the other two people were also released, but potential charges related to the drugs are pending further laboratory analysis.

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