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3 arrested after drug seized at Madoc residence: OPP

Central Hastings OPP arrested three people after drugs were seized at a residence in Madoc on April 26, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

Three people face drug trafficking charges following a search of a residence in Madoc, Ont., on Wednesday.

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According to Central Hastings OPP, as part of an investigation, officers — including the emergency response team, canine unit and community street crime unit — executed a search warrant in the town about 75 kilometres east of Peterborough.

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Investigators seized a quantity of cocaine, and other opioids along with cash. Three people were arrested.

A 43-year-old man from Madoc, and two women from Belleville, ages 36 and 47, were each charged with possession of a Schedule 1 substance for the purpose of trafficking (cocaine) and possession of a Schedule 1 substance (opioid).

The man was additionally charged with possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000 and breach of a recognizance.

All three were released with conditions on an undertaking and are scheduled to appear in court in Belleville on May 15.

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