Heavy drugs seized after search warrant executed in Bancroft

Two Bancroft residents face drug-related charges after police executed a search warrant.

On Sept. 16, officers from the Bancroft OPP detachment assisted their colleagues from the East Region Community Street Crime Unit and other specialty teams at an address in Bancroft.

Police seized more than 11 grams of methamphetamine, fentanyl, opioid pills and $1,200 in Canadian cash.

Charges against two men, ages 54 and 38, including possession for the purpose of trafficking, are scheduled to be addressed Nov. 3 at Ontario Court of Justice in Bancroft.

Paul Cluff
Paul Cluff
Paul is a veteran journalist with decades of experience in newsrooms across Canada. He has served as sports editor at the St. Thomas Times-Journal, a general assignment reporter at the Stratford Beacon Herald, editor of the Goderich Signal Star, and founding editor of StratfordToday.ca. Paul is a graduate of St. Clair College’s journalism program and holds a credential in Inclusive Journalism – Fair Representation in Media from Seneca College.

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