Brockville police seize $160K worth of drugs and cash during traffic stop, arrest two people from Ottawa

By CityNews Ottawa

Two people from Ottawa have been arrested after officers with the Brockville Police Service (BPS) seized $160,000 worth of drugs, money and a knife during a traffic stop over the weekend.

Brockville police said they conducted a traffic stop on Sunday, Oct. 29 at roughly 2 a.m. in the area of Central Avenue.

“During the stop, it was discovered that the occupants were in possession of a large quantity of various drugs, a knife and cash,” Brockville police said in a release.

Police seized methamphetamine, fentanyl, hash, morphine pills, Adderall pills, Hydromorphone pills, Xanax, Benzo tabs, cocaine, steroids and $7,300 in money. The total approximate street value of this seizure, according to police, is $160,000.

Three people, including a 54-year-old woman and a 35-year-old man from Ottawa, were arrested and charged with eight counts of possession of a substance in schedule I, two counts of possession for the purposes of trafficking a substance in schedule IV, possession of a weapon for dangerous purpose and possession of illicit cannabis.

The other person facing charges was a 35-year-old from Brockville.

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