An assortment of suspected drugs, cash, and other items is displayed by Ontario Provincial Police on July 14, 2023. Photo provided by Ontario Provincial Police.An assortment of suspected drugs, cash, and other items is displayed by Ontario Provincial Police on July 14, 2023. Photo provided by Ontario Provincial Police.
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Tecumseh drug bust leads to arrest

Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested a Tecumseh man following an operation that uncovered suspected narcotics.

The OPP's Tecumseh detachment executed a search warrant Friday morning at a home on St. Jacques Street. The Lambton County Community OPP Street Crime Unit joined its Essex County counterpart on the operation.

Police seized about $8,500 worth of illicit drugs and arrested a 30-year-old man.

He is charged with three counts of possession of a Schedule I substance with intent to sell, one count of cocaine possession with intent to sell, and one count of possession of a Schedule III substance with intent to sell.

The charges have not been proven in court. The suspect has been released and will have a chance to respond in a Windsor court on September 25.

The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information should call the OPP at 1-888-310-1122. Anonymous tips may be submitted to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

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