A quantity of drugs, cash, and weapons seized by Windsor police are shown on February 9, 2023. Photo provided by Windsor police.A quantity of drugs, cash, and weapons seized by Windsor police are shown on February 9, 2023. Photo provided by Windsor police.
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Arrest made in Windsor drug, weapon seizure

Windsor police have arrested one person following a raid that resulted in illicit drugs and weapons being removed from the street.

Officers from the Drugs and Guns Enforcement (DIGS) Unit executed a search warrant Wednesday afternoon at a home on Kamloops Street off Calderwood Avenue.

During the search, investigators confiscated a loaded Ruger-5.7 firearm, 149 grams of fentanyl, 47 grams of cocaine, 25 tablets of oxycodone, and $1,800 in Canadian currency.

A 20-year-old Windsor resident has been charged with three counts of possession of a Schedule I substance with intent to sell, and one count each of unlawful possession of a Schedule I substance, possession of a loaded firearm, possession of a firearm without a licence or registration certificate, possession of a firearm with a defaced serial number, unsafe storage of a firearm, and breach of a peace bond.

The charges have not been proven in court.

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