One person has been arrested following a drug trafficking investigation in the Municipality of Trent Hills, Ont., on Thursday.
According to Northumberland OPP, as part of the investigation, a search warrant was executed Thursday at a residence on Wallace Street in the town of Campbellford.
Police seized a quantity of cocaine, cash, two firearms, assorted rounds of ammunition and drug-trafficking related items. The estimated street value of the cocaine seized is $5,890.
Two people were arrested at the scene.
John Wesley, 58, of Trent Hills was arrested and charged with possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking; possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000; knowledge of unauthorized possession of a firearm, unauthorized possession of a weapon and two counts of possession of a firearm or ammunition contrary to a prohibition order.
He was released from custody and is scheduled to appear in Cobourg on Jan. 13, 2021.
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A second individual also from the Trent Hills area, was arrested on the strength a separate warrant for an unrelated matter. They will appear in court in Cobourg later this month, OPP said. No name was released.
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The investigation involved Community Street Crime Unit members of the Northumberland and Peterborough County OPP detachments.
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