**** RCMP Media Release
RCMP charge Lunenburg County man with drug trafficking and possession of stolen property
The South Shore Integrated Street Crime Enforcement Unit, assisted by Lunenburg District RCMP, the Bridgewater Police Service, and the Criminal Intelligence Service of Nova Scotia, has charged a Blockhouse man after an investigation into cocaine trafficking in Lunenburg County.
On March 3, 2022, at 9 a.m., following an investigation into cocaine trafficking in Lunenburg County, police executed a search warrant at a home on Northwest Rd. in Blockhouse. Police arrested a 75-year-old man at the home and during the search police seized cocaine, methamphetamine, cash, weapons and electronic devices. Also seized during the search was a substantial quantity of stolen property including an ATV, an outboard motor, chain saws, power tools, construction equipment, bicycles, jewelry, liquor and consumer electronics. Investigators are currently processing the property and attempting to locate the owners.
The man was released on conditions and is scheduled to appear in Bridgewater Provincial Court on July 13, 2022. He is expected to face charges of Possession of a Controlled Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking (3 counts), Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Over $5000, Possession of a Weapon Dangerous to the Public Peace, Possession of a Weapon Contrary to a Court Order, and Possession of Unstamped Tobacco.
The investigation is ongoing.
