Joint-police operation leads to drug seizures in Ottawa and Gatineau

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By CityNews Ottawa staff

Posted Oct 4, 2023 10:38:51 AM.

Last Updated Oct 4, 2023 11:24:53 AM.

A joint-police operation between police in Ottawa and Gatineau has led to a large drug seizure.

Moving on information received from the public, the Ottawa Police Service (OPS) and the Service de police de la Ville de Gatineau (SPVG) conducted a series of raids at three locations.

Search warrants were executed at 115 rue Nancy-Elliot, apartment 408, in Aylmer and 13 rue Marcotte in Gatineau, as well as at 36 Iberville Street, apartment 3, in Ottawa.

It total, officers seized the following:

Nearly 1,200 grams of cocaine
Around 210 grams of crack
18.5 grams of fentanyl
Nearly 5 pounds of illicit cannabis
Nearly 70 grams of phenacetin
50 oxycocet tablets
Around 30 bupropion tablets
More than 500 tablets of nabilone (cannabinoid derivative)
529 grams of white powder (unknown substance)
Nearly 11 grams of hashish
More than $230,000 in Canadian currency
A few thousand dollars in American and European currencies
A Dodge Ram 1500 vehicle
Cell phones

Two men, aged 26 and 34, were arrested and charges pending. Both men have been released on a promise to appear in court.

The investigation continues and anyone with information is asked to contact the SPVG on its info line at 819 243-4636, option 2.

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