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Large knives and drugs seized during Quinte West, Ont. mischief investigation

A Quinte West man is facing drug and weapons charges. OPP

A Quinte West man is facing numerous charges after a pair of incidents on Oct. 16 and 18.

OPP say that at approximately 1 p.m. on Oct. 16, officers responded to a call regarding damage to a vehicle parked in the driveway of a home.

Police viewed surveillance footage where they saw a man throw a large rock toward the home, hitting the vehicle.

They add the man was known to the police.

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Then, on Oct. 18, the Quinte West OPP community street crime unit joined the investigation and found the man travelling in a vehicle at about 6 p.m.

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Police stopped the man and say they found drugs and two large knives in the vehicle.

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Gavin Galbraith, 25, of Quinte West, has been charged with the following:

  • mischief under $5,000
  • 10 counts of failing to comply with a probation order
  • possession of fentanyl
  • possession of methamphetamine
  • possession of oxycodone

He appeared in a Belleville court on Oct. 19.

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