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Police in Lindsay seize drugs including purple heroin, crack cocaine during traffic stop

A drug known as purple heroin is shown in a photo provided by OPP.
A drug known as purple heroin is shown in a photo provided by OPP. OPP file photo

Two men face drug-related charges following a drug trafficking investigation in Lindsay on Wednesday.

City of Kawartha Lakes Police Service says an investigation by members of its drug enforcement unit led to the stop of a vehicle on Highway 35 south in Lindsay just before noon.

Inside the vehicle officers located and seized:

  • 11.89 grams of purple heroin
  • 10.31 grams of crack cocaine
  • 2.15 grams of cocaine
  • Hydromorphone
  • More than $2,000 in cash

The value of the seizure was $5,000, police said.

Two occupants of the vehicle were arrested.

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Michael Anderson Bollers, 28, of Toronto, was charged with three counts of possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking, possession of a controlled substance, possession of property obtained by crime and failing to comply with the conditions of his probation order.

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He was held in custody and is scheduled to appear in court in Lindsay on Thursday.

Ricardo Bollers, 31, of Oshawa, was charged with three counts of possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking.

He was released and will appear in court in Lindsay on Nov. 28.

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