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$3.5 million worth of drugs seized after search warrant at Mississauga home: police

The drugs allegedly seized by police. YouTube / Peel Regional Police

Millions of dollars worth of drugs were seized as a result of a search warrant at a home in Mississauga, police say.

Peel Regional Police said that at around 2:46 p.m. on May 31, officers received information that there was a person with a gun in the area of Ponytrail Drive and Fieldgate Drive, which is just north of Bloor Street in Mississauga’s east end.

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“Patrol officers attended the scene and the suspect was immediately taken into custody,” police said.

Following an investigation, officers executed a search warrant at a Mississauga home.

As a result, 117 kilograms of cocaine and four kilograms of methamphetamines — with an estimated street value of $3.5 million — were seized, police said.

Officers also allegedly seized a “quantity of Canadian currency” and a loaded handgun with nine rounds of ammunition.

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A 20-year-old Mississauga man faces a number of charges.

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