Crack cocaine seized after three drug raids yesterday

CITY POLICE

NEWS RELEASE

************************* Two males arrested with drug-related offences resulting from joint drug investigation

On the 16th of November, members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service and the Ontario Provincial Police concluded a drug investigation in relation to drug trafficking.

During the investigation, three search warrants were executed, two were at local residences and one was at a home in Heyden, Ontario.

As a result two males were arrested and charged with drug-related offences and a quantity of drugs were located and seized.

The two males were arrested at 2 p.m. just outside a residence on Allen’s Side Road.

At the time of the arrest, one of the males was found in possession of 28.7 grams of (crack) cocaine.

During the search of that residence, officers located a further 2.6 grams of crack cocaine, packaging materials, a digital scale and container.

When officers searched the Heyden residence belonging to one of one of the accused, officers located 7.5 grams of cannabis marijuana, 324 grams of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking, a digital scale, packaging and a quantity of cash.

The two males that were arrested are Rickey Frigault, age 24 of 9 Ascot Avenue, charged with one count of trafficking in a controlled drug or substance, two counts of possession of a controlled drug or substance for the purpose of trafficking and one count of possession of a controlled drug or substance.

The second male, Alan Bertrand age 25 of 6 Linden Drive in Heyden Ontario, was charged with two counts of possession of a controlled drug or substance for the purpose of trafficking, one count of possession of a controlled drug or substance, and was on a probation order to keep the peace and be good and was further charged with one count of breach of probation.

They are to appear in bail court this morning.

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