Russell OPP seize crack-cocaine, debt list in Rockland bust

Item seized in a drug bust in Rockland on July 26, 2024.

By Alex Black

Posted Aug 2, 2024 08:36:17 AM.

Last Updated Aug 2, 2024 09:30:03 AM.

A drug bust in Rockland had led to the seizure of crack-cocaine and three arrests.

The Russell County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) executed a search warrant on Monday, July 26 and seized the following items:

  • 17 grams of crack-cocaine
  • A debt list
  • Three functional digital scales
  • $155 in Canadian Currency
  • Packaging material
  • A cell phone

As a result, a 40-year-old from Clarence-Rockland faces the following charges:

  • Possession of a Schedule 1 Substance – Cocaine CDSA
  • Possession of a Schedule 1 Substance for the purpose of Trafficking – Cocaine CDSA
  • Possession of proceeds of property obtained by crime under $5000 – in Canada CC

The accused is set to appear in court at a later date and two other people were released unconditionally.

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