Six people were arrested and charged in Cambridge on Friday after officers seized what is believed to be fentanyl, Waterloo Regional Police say.
Around 7 p.m., police say they arrested four men and two women and seized around two grams of suspected fentanyl worth roughly $550 in the area of Dundas Street and Elgin Street North.
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Five of the six people charged were from Cambridge, while the remaining person, a 62-year-old man, was from Burlington, according to police. The other men were 39, 44 and 56 years old, and the women were 35 and 39 years old.
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All six were charged with possession of suspected fentanyl, police said.
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According to the police, two of the people — a 44-year-old man and a 35-year-old woman — already had outstanding warrants. The 44-year-old man was also charged with escaping lawful custody and breach of recognizance while the 35-year-old woman was charged with obstructing police.
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