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Halifax police charge man with drug trafficking after argument in parking lot

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Halifax Regional Police have charged a 41-year-old man with drug trafficking.

In a news release, police said they were tipped off about a disturbance in the Joseph Howe Drive area around 10 p.m. Wednesday.

“A man in a vehicle had been arguing with another man in the parking lot. The man in the vehicle pointed what was believed to be a firearm at the other man before driving off,” police said.

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Shortly afterwards, the officers investigating the disturbance call discovered the suspect in the same area and arrested him.

Upon his arrest, “officers seized a quantity of cocaine and cash from the driver and the vehicle. A firearm was not located,” the release said.

The man faces one count of possession for the purpose of trafficking, and will appear in court at a later date.

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