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2 arrested after drugs seized from Fenelon Falls home: Kawartha Lakes OPP

City of Kawartha Lakes OPP seized drugs and arrested two people are a home in Fenelon Falls on Oct. 5, 2023.
City of Kawartha Lakes OPP seized drugs and arrested two people are a home in Fenelon Falls on Oct. 5, 2023. City of Kawartha Lakes OPP

Two men face charges after drugs were seized from a home in Fenelon Falls, Ont., on Thursday.

According to City of Kawartha Lakes OPP, as part of a drug trafficking investigation, officers executed a search warrant at a residence on County Road 8 in Fenelon Falls.

Investigators seized more than 200 grams of cocaine, a variety of other drugs, ammunition and over $1,800 in cash.

Two men, ages 23 and 21, both of City of Kawartha Lakes (former Fenelon Township) were charged with possession of a Schedule 1 substance for the purpose of trafficking (cocaine).

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The 23-year-old man was also charged with possession of a Schedule 1 substance (opioid).  The 21-year-old man was additionally charged with possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000.

Both were released and are scheduled to appear in court in Lindsay on Oct. 26.

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The investigation also involved the Central Region OPP’s tactics and rescue unit and emergency response team, the City of Kawartha Lakes OPP and Peterborough County OPP’s community street crime units.

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