Fentanyl-laced heroin found during $11K drug seizure in St. Catharines: police
CBC News | Posted: September 28, 2018 12:55 PM | Last Updated: September 28, 2018
Two people are facing trafficking charges
Two people are facing drug trafficking charges after a Niagara region police seized $11,000-worth of drugs, including heroin believed to be laced with fentanyl, during a raid.
Surveillance by officers with the St. Catharines street crime unit revealed the suspects appeared to be making drug deliveries and selling from a housing community, according to a media release.
Police executed two search warrants around 10 p.m. Thursday and discovered a "significant quantity of heroin (believed to be laced with fentanyl), cocaine, oxycodone" and cash.
A 31-year-old man from Etobicoke and 21-year-old woman from St. Catharines are facing the following charges:
- Possession for the purpose of trafficking heroin.
- Possession for the purpose of trafficking cocaine.
- Possession for the purpose of trafficking oxycodone.
- Possession of proceeds of property obtained by crime.
Police estimated the street value of the drugs is $11,000 and the total amount of cash seized was $4,000