Ottawa police say they seized more than $28,000 worth of cocaine and crack cocaine Wednesday night after executing a search warrant in the city’s east end.
Officers from the guns and gangs unit also seized a digital scale and over $1,000 from the Pineview residence, located in the 1800 block of Stonehenge Crescent, according to a news release Thursday from the Ottawa Police Service.
Following the 8 p.m. drug bust, police arrested and charged 34-year-old Ilebo Boindombe of Ottawa, who is scheduled to appear in court on Thursday.
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Boindombe is facing the following charges:
- two counts of possession for the purpose of trafficking
- possession of property obtained by crime under $5000
- driving a motor vehicle while suspended.
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