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More charges laid following gunpoint robbery in Cobourg: police

Police in Cobourg, Ont., seized drugs and cash as part of an investigation into a gunpoint robbery on March 1, 2023. Cobourg Police Service

More charges have been laid against two men who were arrested following a gunpoint robbery in Cobourg, Ont., last week.

Cobourg police say that on March 2, officers executed a search warrant at a residence on University Avenue East in relation to a robbery that had occurred on March 1.

At the residence, police say they seized $2,600 in cash along with 485 grams of suspected cocaine, 25 grams of ecstasy (MDMA) and 43 grams of suspected crystal methamphetamine. The drugs have an estimated street value of $54,000, police said.

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The two men who were arrested on March 1 were initially charged with robbery with a firearm.

Thomas Davidson, 36, of Cobourg, was additionally charged with three counts of possession for the purpose of trafficking, two counts of possession of a firearm contrary to a prohibition order, and one count of possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000.

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Jeremy Lagrois, 42, of Cobourg, was additionally charged with failure to comply with a release order and failure to comply with a recognizance – peace bond.

Both men were held in custody pending a future court date in Cobourg.

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