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Wanted man found in possession of drugs, knife in Cobourg, Ont.: police

Cobourg police arrested a Gores Landing, Ont., man who was wanted on a warrant by OPP. Global News Peterborough file

A Gores Landing, Ont., man faces drug-related charges after being arrested on a warrant in Cobourg, Ont., on Saturday.

According to the Cobourg Police Service, officers arrested a man on the strength of a warrant issued by the Ontario Provincial Police.

Municipal police say the man was found in possession of crystal methamphetamine, suspected fentanyl, drug paraphernalia, a prohibited knife and more than $1,600 in cash.

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Police also determined he was bound by an order not to possess weapons.

Brandon Pereira, 29, of Gores Landing, was charged with two counts of possession of Schedule 1 substance for the purpose of trafficking, possession of a prohibited device and possession contrary to a prohibition order, possession of proceeds of property obtained by crime under $5,000 and failure to comply with an undertaking.

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He was later released on an undertaking and was turned over to OPP, police said.

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