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OPP make significant meth seizure in West Perth

Two men and a woman are facing drug trafficking charges following two related Perth County investigations this week.

On Wednesday, the Huron-Perth OPP Street Crime Unit, with the assistance of Perth County OPP, seized a quantity of methamphetamine from a vehicle in Perth East.  They also seized property that consisted of drug trafficking paraphernalia and the vehicle. Three people were taken into custody.

Acting on a search warrant on Thursday at a property on Ontario Road in West Perth, police seized methamphetamine and further drug trafficking paraphernalia. The estimated value of the seized controlled substances is over $28,000.

The trio arrested Wednesday were then charged with possession for the purposes of trafficking methamphetamine. Two are from West Perth, and a third man is from South Huron.

All three were held for bail hearings in Stratford.

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