A three-month-long drug trafficking investigation led by Waterloo regional police has resulted in the arrests of seven people, including five men from Cambridge.
Police seized drugs and firearms in connection to a Controlled Drug and Substances Act investigation that led to the execution of five search warrants in Waterloo region and Wellington County on Wednesday.
Waterloo regional police, with assistance from the Ontario Provincial Police, Guelph Police Service, and Hamilton Police Service, completed four search warrants in Cambridge and Kitchener and one in Wellington County.
As part of the investigation, police seized two firearms, ammunition, drugs, including suspected cocaine, heroin, fentanyl, and hydromorphone, Canadian currency, and three motor vehicles.
Six males, including a 21-year-old, a 26-year-old, and three 20-year-olds, all from Cambridge, and a 20-year-old from Wellington County, as well as a 38-year-old Kitchener female, were arrested and charged with over 25 criminal offences, including unauthorized possession of a firearm, possession for the purpose of trafficking, possession of counterfeit currency, and failure to comply with a judicial release.
The accused parties were held in police custody for a bail hearing.
Our Drugs and Firearms Unit has seized drugs, including suspected cocaine, fentanyl, and heroin, two firearms, and three motor vehicles after completing five search warrants around Waterloo Region and Wellington County.
— Waterloo Regional Police (@WRPSToday) October 18, 2024
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