Various drugs seized, four charged after pair of south Ottawa busts
Posted Nov 21, 2019 06:06:00 PM.
Four people are facing drug trafficking-related charges after Ottawa police officers raided two homes in the city's south end.
Searches were conducted Wednesday, on Goth Avenue in Blossom Park and on Bradley Cole private, which is just north of Hunt Club Road and east of Conroy Road.
Seized items include:
- Cocaine
- Hydrocodone
- Xanax
- Oxycodone
- Cannabis
- Currency
- A hydraulic press
- Two bulletproof vests
- Digital scales
- A money counting machine
- A 2014 Mercedes Benz automobile
All seized drugs are to be analyzed by Health Canada.
Charges were laid as follows:
Mousa Abdul-Hussein, 26, of Ottawa:
- Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking in a Schedule I substance (cocaine) x2
- Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking in a Schedule I substance (oxycodone)
- Possession of Schedule I substance (hydrocodone)
- Possession of Cannabis for Purpose of Distributing
- Possession of Proceeds of Crime over $5,000
- Possession of Proceeds of Crime under $5,000
Miriam Khoury, 24, of Ottawa:
- Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking in a Schedule I (cocaine)
- Possession of Schedule I substance (hydrocodone)
- Possession of Cannabis for Purpose of Distributing
- Possession of Proceeds of Crime over $5,000
Samar Abdul-Hussein, 52, and Khalil Tfaily, 55, both of Ottawa:
- Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking in a Schedule I (cocaine)
Mousa Abdul-Hussein is scheduled to appear in court Thursday. The three other charged people have been released on a promise to appear at a later date.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call the Ottawa Police Service Drug Unit at 613-236-1222, ext. 5080. Anonymous tips can be submitted by calling Crime Stoppers toll-free at 1-800-222-8477 or at crimestoppers.ca.
