9 charged in raid that seized $200K in street drugs: Brantford police

Three men and six women have been charged after raids in Brantford and Kitchener that took close to $200,000 in illicit drugs off the street.

Brantford police say a task force raided three addresses in Brantford on Pearl Street, Queensway Drive and Banbury Road. One address in Kitchener was also targeted at Westmount Road East.

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In the haul, police say they confiscated large quantities of cash, fentanyl with a street value of about $196,000, a pump-action shotgun, ammunition, a hydraulic press and two cars — an Audi and a Porsche that may have been stolen.

Charges for the nine suspects include possession for the purpose of trafficking and possession of a prohibited weapon.

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