Owen Sound police say they’ve taken a large quantity of fentanyl off the streets.
Police say in a release, on Sunday January 21st, at about 4 a.m.. a uniformed patrol officer was conducting patrols downtown when he observed a vehicle committing a Highway Traffic Act violation.
According to police, further investigation revealed the male driver was prohibited from driving, had a suspended driver’s licence and was wanted on a province wide warrant.
They say when they arrested the man, a search of the vehicle was conducted where they found 144 grams of fentanyl and 52 grams of cocaine, in addition to more than $10,000 in Canadian currency.
According to police, the street value of the fentanyl is roughly $29,000 and the cocaine is about $5000.
Police say the seizure of 144 grams of Fentanyl is significant, and represents as many as 1440 individual doses of the drug.
They note, since 2020, Owen Sound Police have attended 39 deaths in the city, in which the cause of death has been suspected drug toxicity.
A 32 year old man from Mississauga and a 22 year old Brantford man were jointly charged with:
Possession for the purpose of trafficking a Schedule I substance, Fentanyl.
Possession for the purpose of trafficking a Schedule I substance, Cocaine.
Possession of property obtained by crime.
The 22 year old Brantford male was also charged with breaching the terms of his bail, from prior outstanding drug trafficking charges originating in Peel Region.
Both were held for a bail hearing in Owen Sound and remain in custody.