Drugs & Contraband Cigarettes Seized, Sainte-Anne-de-Madawaska (N.B.)

2010/2/2

On February 2nd, 2010 District 10 RCMP assisted by officers from RCMP Customs and Excise, Drug Section, Integrated Border Enforcement Team (IBET) and a police dog executed a residential search warrant on Principale Street in Sainte-Anne-de-Madawaska.

Officers seized over 1 pound of marihuana, 6400 contraband tobacco cigarettes, 6 unregistered firearms and a quantity of cash.

A 39 year old man from Sainte-Anne-de-Madawaska was arrested and later released and is scheduled to appear in Edmundston Provincial Court on May 5th, 2010 at 9:30 am to face several charges including possession of drugs for the purpose of trafficking, possession of contraband tobacco and unsafe storage of firearms.

Trafficking of drugs and contraband tobacco is harmful to our communities, and the RCMP urges anyone with information to contact their local police or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

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Cst. Nelson Lévesque
RCMP Customs & Excise Section,
Saint-Léonard, N.B.
506-423-1055