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Guelph police say $20,000 in fentanyl, pills found on man being treated by paramedics

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Guelph police say officers found $20,000 in fentanyl and pills on a man while paramedics treated him inside the washroom of a north end business on Monday night.

Emergency crews were called to an unnamed business at Woodlawn Road and Woolwich Street just before 11 p.m. for reports of a man in medical distress inside the washroom.

Police said while paramedics tended to the man, officers searched his belongings for identification and to determine what was causing his medical issues.

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“The search revealed five large baggies of suspected fentanyl as well as two other baggies of pills believed to be Dilaudid and Clonazepam,” police said.

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In total, officers seized nearly 70 grams of suspected fentanyl and 55 pills that have a total value of about $20,000, police said.

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A 29-year-old man is charged with three counts of possession for the purpose of trafficking.

He was released to receive medical treatment and is expected to be rearrested and assigned a court date at a later time, police said.

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