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Kitchener man arrested after Guelph police watch alleged drug deal

Guelph police have arrested a man and a woman after watching an alleged drug deal in the city's downtown core. Matt Carty / Global Guelph

Guelph police say two people are facing charges after officers watched an alleged drug deal go down on Monday afternoon.

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The purported transaction happened on Surrey Street in the city’s downtown core just before 1 p.m.

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Police said officers saw a man allegedly pull a clear plastic bag of cocaine from his backpack before getting into a waiting vehicle.

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They were then followed by police to a parking lot on Edinburgh Street South where a 20-year-old Kitchener man and a 40-year-old Montreal woman were arrested.

Police said they found the clear bag of cocaine, along with another that was found between the front seats, which amounted to over three grams.

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Officers also found almost nine grams of crystal meth and seven tablets of oxycodone, police said.

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Police also alleged the man was wearing a $3,500 watch that was reported stolen in Waterloo on Aug. 22.

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