POLICE BLOTTER: $270K worth of cocaine, fentanyl seized in raids

More than $270,000 worth of cocaine and fentanyl was seized and four people charged following a pair of raids on Southwestern Ontario homes earlier this week, Woodstock police say.

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The drug-trafficking investigation began in January and two addresses in Brantford and Paris were raided by police, including officers from Woodstock, on Monday and Tuesday. Police say officers seized the following:

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  • $127,980 in cocaine
  • $144,320 in fentanyl, an oft-deadly synthetic opioid
  • $1,160 in prescription medication
  • $2,110 in cash
  • One vehicle

Four people from Brantford – a 45-year-old man, a 47-year-old woman, a 27-year-old man and 27-year-old woman – are facing multiple drug charges, Woodstock police said.

Anyone with information related to this investigation is asked to call Woodstock police at 519-537-2323 or, to remain anonymous, Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

Drug raid in Tillsonburg

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Two people are facing charges after Oxford OPP executed a search warrant at a property on Goshen Road in Tillsonburg.

Police seized a cell phone, Canadian currency, packaging materials, knives, scales, and suspected fentanyl in the March 1 raid.

A 30-year-old Tillsonburg man has been charged with drug trafficking, possession of a prohibited device and failing to comply with a probation order.

A 54-year-old man, also of Tillsonburg, has been charged with drug trafficking and possession of a prohibited device.

Both are scheduled to appear in court in Woodstock in April.

Anyone with information about this or other crimes is asked to call Oxford OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or *677 from a cell phone.

Those wishing to remain anonymous, can leave details at Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or leave an anonymous online tip www.oxfordcrimestoppers.com.

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