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