Smiths Falls man facing drug trafficking charges

Posted Mar 7, 2017 10:23:55 AM.

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A Smiths Falls man faces drug trafficking charges stemming from a three-month police investigation.

On Friday, police executed a search warrant at his home on Brockville Street.

Police seized cocaine, hashish and marijuana, as well as cash and merchandise believed to have been traded for drugs.

Vrej Massih, 61, is charged with four counts of possession for the purpose of trafficking and three counts of possession of property obtained by crime.

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