The Antigonish/Guysborough Street Crime Enforcement Unit has arrested a man for drug trafficking as part of an ongoing investigation.
On May 29, at approximately 12:00 p.m., the Antigonish/Guysborough Street Crime Enforcement Unit (SCEU), assisted by the Pictou County Integrated SCEU and Antigonish County District RCMP members, located a man outside a restaurant on Main St. in Antigonish who is believed to be involved in drug trafficking. When officers attempted to arrest the man, he fled on foot. Officers ran after the man and he was safely arrested minutes later a short distance away.
Officers subsequently searched the suspect's vehicle and located a quantity of cocaine.
No one was injured in the incident.
The man has been released by police on conditions and will appear in Antigonish Provincial Court at a later date to face charges of Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking. Additional charges are anticipated.
File #2023-1525151