Massive drug bust in Hamilton

Hamilton police have made a massive drug bust on the mountain.

An investigation began after police received information regarding suspected illegal drug trafficking at a home in the Upper Wentworth Street and Fennell Avenue area.

A search warrant was executed on Thursday and the following items were seized:

• Approx. three-quarters of a kilogram of crystal methamphetamine
• Approx. 8.5 ounces of cocaine
• Approx. 4 kilograms of processed marijuana
• Approx. 19,400 pills in 194 bottles of oxandrolone (steroids)
• A sheet of prepared “shatter” (cannabis resin)
• Hundreds of pills packaged for sale containing various levels of oxycodone, hydromorphone, codeine, Adderall, and Ritalin
• Several prepackaged baggies / capsules of suspected fentanyl
• Dozens of prepackaged vials of cannabis resin
• Bags of edible candies containing THC
• multiple boxes of 9 mm, .40 calibre, .38 calibre, .22 calibre, and shotgun ammunition
• over $10,000 of bundled Canadian currency and other currency
• other evidence including mobile phones, documentation, scales, cutting agent, equipment and packaging all consistent with illegal drug trafficking / production
• Total value of drugs seized approx. $270,000
• Total value of money seized approx. $10,500

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The drugs are worth an estimated $270,000.

A 25-year-old man and a 24-year-year-old woman, both from Hamilton, have been arrested.

Both parties will appear in court on Friday, June 8, on multiple criminal charges.