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Public tip leads to multiple drug trafficking charges in Amherst

RCMP say a public tip helped them arrest multiple people. File / RCMP

RCMP in Amherst, N.S., say six people were arrested after police got a little help from the community on Friday.

After receiving a tip from the public, police say surveillance was done at a home on Duke Street.

Officers with the RCMP and Amherst Police Department completed their arrests before searching the home.  

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Police say they seized marijuana, cannabis resin, cash, cellphones, and packaging materials.  

An 18-year-old man and a 19-year-old woman, both from Amherst, face each of the following charges:

  • Conspiracy to traffic in cannabis marijuana
  • Conspiracy to traffic in cannabis resin
  • Two counts of trafficking cannabis marijuana
  • Possession for the purpose of trafficking marijuana
  • Possession for the purpose of trafficking shatter
  • Possession of property obtained by crime
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Both the man and the woman were released from custody and are scheduled to appear in Amherst Provincial Court on Feb. 19, 2018.

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The four other people were released without charges.

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An 18-year-old man from Amherst was arrested and later released from custody after police search a second home on Kent Drive

That man is also facing charges including:

  • Conspiracy to traffic in cannabis marijuana
  • Conspiracy to traffic in cannabis resin
  • Trafficking cannabis marijuana
  • Possession of marijuana for the purpose of trafficking
  • Possession of shatter for the purpose of trafficking
  • Possession of property obtained by crime

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Police say they also seized large quantities of marijuana, cannabis resin, packaging materials, cash and cellphones from the Kent Drive home.

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Police say their investigation is ongoing.

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